Battle of Thessalonica (1014)

Battle of Thessalonica
Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
DateJuly, 1014
Location
Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Nestoritsa Theophylactus Botaniates
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy Unknown

The battle of Thessalonica (Bulgarian: Битка при Солун) was fought between the Bulgarian and the Byzantine Empires in the summer of 1014 near the city of Thessalonica in contemporary northern Greece. The Bulgarian army under the command of Nestoritsa was defeated by the Byzantines led by the governor of Thessalonica Theophylactus Botaniates and it was unable to divert the main Byzantine forces who were attacking the Bulgarian ramparts between the Belasitsa and Ograzhden mountains.