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Samuil of Bulgaria relied on the high waters of the river and did not take any serious precautions to secure the camp. Strangely the circumstances were the same as at the battle of Spercheios seven years earlier, and the scenario of the fight was similar. The Byzantines managed to find a ford, crossed the river and attacked the heedless Bulgarians at night. Unable to resist effectively the Bulgarians soon retreated, leaving the camp and Samuil's tent in the hands of the Byzantine Greeks.

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  • Battle of Skopje
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  • Samuil of Bulgaria relied on the high waters of the river and did not take any serious precautions to secure the camp. Strangely the circumstances were the same as at the battle of Spercheios seven years earlier, and the scenario of the fight was similar. The Byzantines managed to find a ford, crossed the river and attacked the heedless Bulgarians at night. Unable to resist effectively the Bulgarians soon retreated, leaving the camp and Samuil's tent in the hands of the Byzantine Greeks.
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  • the Byzantine conquest of Bulgaria
Date
  • 1004(xsd:integer)
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  • Bulgars put to flight by Ouranos at the Spercheios River from the Chronicle of John Skylitzes.
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  • Unknown
Result
  • Byzantine victory
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Place
  • Skopje, present-day Republic of Macedonia
Conflict
  • Battle of Skopje
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  • Samuil of Bulgaria relied on the high waters of the river and did not take any serious precautions to secure the camp. Strangely the circumstances were the same as at the battle of Spercheios seven years earlier, and the scenario of the fight was similar. The Byzantines managed to find a ford, crossed the river and attacked the heedless Bulgarians at night. Unable to resist effectively the Bulgarians soon retreated, leaving the camp and Samuil's tent in the hands of the Byzantine Greeks. The Byzantines could not take any serious advantage of their victory. They plundered the area, then marched eastward and besieged Pernik. The siege was a disaster and Basil II was eventually forced to go back to Byzantium.
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