Battle of Silistra

For the battle of 971, see Siege of Dorostolon.
Battle of Silistra
Part of Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria

Rus' invasion of Bulgaria
Datespring 967/968[1][a]
Location
near Silistra, Bulgaria or Romania
Result Rus' victory
Belligerents
Bulgaria Kievan Rus
Commanders and leaders
Peter I of Bulgaria[2] Sviatoslav Igorevich
Strength
30,000[3][4][5][6] 10,000[5][6]-60,000[7][8]
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy

The Battle of Silistra occurred in the spring of 968 near the Bulgarian town of Silistra, but most probably on the modern territory of Romania. It was fought between the armies of Bulgaria and Kievan Rus' and resulted in a Rus' victory. Upon the news of the defeat, the Bulgarian emperor Peter I abdicated. The invasion of the Rus' prince Sviatoslav was a heavy blow for the Bulgarian Empire, which by 971 lost its eastern provinces to the Byzantine Empire.

  1. ^ Zlatarski 1971, pp. 554–555.
  2. ^ Kolev, Ivomir. "The fall of Preslav - the blow that shaped Bulgarian history (In Bulgarian)". Bulgarian History.
  3. ^ Pavlov, Plamen (2014). Векът на цар Самуил [The century of tsar Samuel] (in Bulgarian). Sofia: Изток и запад. p. 33. ISBN 978-619-152-502-7.
  4. ^ Kolev, Ivomir. "The fall of Preslav - the blow that shaped Bulgarian history (In Bulgarian)". Bulgarian History.
  5. ^ a b Егоршина 2023, p. 9.
  6. ^ a b Velichko et al. 1912.
  7. ^ Karamzin 2020, p. 62.
  8. ^ Kolev, Ivomir. "The fall of Preslav - the blow that shaped Bulgarian history (In Bulgarian)". Bulgarian History.


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