Battle of Devina

Battle of Devnya
Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Date17 July 1279
Location
Devina, near Kotel Bulgaria
42°55′N 26°27′E / 42.917°N 26.450°E / 42.917; 26.450
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ivailo of Bulgaria Murin
Strength
500 men[1] 10,000 men[2]
Casualties and losses
Light casualties All the army annihilated

The Battle of Devina occurred on 17 July 1279 near the small fortress of Devina, close to the modern town of Kotel, Burgas Province, south-eastern Bulgaria. Ivailo of Bulgaria attacked the Byzantine army sent to help his rival for the crown Ivan Asen III.[3]

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  3. ^ "В. Златарски - История на българската държава през средните векове, Том III - 3.3". Retrieved 6 April 2014.