Michael I Rhangabe loses the Battle of Versinikia
06/22/813 AD defeated
Michael is among the first to retreat from the battlefield and other units follow his lead.
The imperial army was significantly larger than the Bulgarian but failed to use its advantage.
Krum advanced to East Thrace and Constantinople itself had become a viable target.
Whatever support Michael and Prokopia had managed to gain did not long survive the military defeat.
The exact location of the Versinikia fortress is unknown. According to Teophanes that castle was located at 60 km from Michael Rangabe's camp at Adrianople.
At that distance from the north is located the village of Malomirovo in whose surrounding was discovered an ancient Bulgarian inscription from the reign of Khan Krum.
Lattitude: 41.6666° N
Longitude: 26.5666° E
Region: Middle East
Modern Day Turkey
Subjects Who or What defeated?
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Bulgaria (България) Nation -
Krum (the Fearsome) Khan of Bulgaria 800–8... -
Michael I Rhangabe (Μιχαῆλ Ῥαγκαβές, Michaēl Rhangabe) Emperor of the Byzantine...
Objects To Whom or What was defeated?
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Byzantine Empire Traditionally begins wit...
Attachments
Battle of Versinikia The Bulgarians annihilate the Byzantine army at Versinikia.
Battle of Versinikia The battle of Versinikia from the 14th century Bulgarian copy of the Manasses Chronicle.
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