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| Battle of Thessalonica | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars | |||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:The_Thessalonians_pursue_the_Bulgarian_besiegers_under_Alusian,_1040.jpg) The Byzantine counterattack after the failed siege | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgarian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Alusian of Bulgaria | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 15,000 killed | Unknown | ||||||
The battle of Thessalonica (Bulgarian: Битка при Солун, Greek: Μάχη της Θεσσαλονίκης) took place in the fall of 1040 near the city of Thessalonica in contemporary Greece between the Bulgarians and the Byzantines. The battle ended with a Byzantine victory.