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Battle of Skafida | |||||||
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Part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Bulgarian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Theodore Svetoslav | Michael IX Palaiologos | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
8,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
500-1,000 | 5,000-6,000 |
The Battle of Skafida (Bulgarian: Битка при Скафида) was an engagement between the Second Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire which occurred in 1304 near Poros (Burgas), modern Bulgaria. The outcome was a Bulgarian victory.[1] As a result, the Bulgarian Empire overcame the crisis from the end of the 13th century, achieved internal stability and regained most of Thrace. For a time afterwards, Byzantium was not a serious threat to it.