| Battle of Sirmium | |||||||||
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| Part of the Komnenian restoration of the Byzantine Empire | |||||||||
 Emperor Manuel I Komnenos | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Byzantine Empire | Kingdom of Hungary | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Andronikos Kontostephanos | Dénes, count of Bács | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 15,000[1] | 15,000[2] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown |
800 captured[3] thousands killed[4] | ||||||||
The Battle of Sirmium, Battle of Semlin or Battle of Zemun (Hungarian: zimonyi csata) was fought on July 8, 1167 between the Byzantine Empire, and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Byzantines achieved a decisive victory, forcing the Hungarians to sue for peace on Byzantine terms. The battle consolidated Byzantine control of the western Balkans.
- ^ Birkenmeier 2002, p. 241.
- ^ Kinnamos & Brand 1976, p. 203.
- ^ Kinnamos & Brand 1976, p. 205.
- ^ Kinnamos & Brand 1976, p. 205.