Everything about Battle Of Arcadiopolis 1194 totally explained
The
battle of Arcadiopolis occurred in 1194 near the contemporary town of
Lule Burgas in
Turkey between the
Bulgarian Empire and
Byzantine Empires. The
Bulgarians were victorious.
Origins of the conflict
After the major Bulgarian success in the
battle of Tryavna in 1190 their troops launched frequent attacks on
Thrace and
Macedonia to liberate all Bulgarian lands. The Byzantines couldn't face the fast Bulgarian cavalry which attacked from different directions on a vast area. Towards 1194
Ivan Asen I had taked the important city of
Sofia and the surrounding areas as well as the upper valley of the
Struma River from where his armies advanced deep into Macedonia.
The battle
To distract his attention the
Byzantines decided to strike in eastern direction. They assembled the Eastern army under its commander Alexios Gud and the Western army under its domestikos Basil Vatatsi to stop the dangerous rise of Bulgarian power. Near Arcadiopolis in Eastern Thrace they met the Bulgarian army. After a fierce battle the Byzantine armies were annihilated. Most of Gid's troops perished and he'd to flee for his life, while the Western army was fully slaughtered and Basil Vatatsi was killed on the battlefield.
Aftermath
After the defeat
Isaac II Angelos had to plee the
Hungarian King
Bela III for help. Byzantium had to attack from the south and
Hungary was to invade the north-western Bulgarian lands and take
Belgrade, Branichevo and eventually
Vidin but the plan failed. In March 1195 Isaac II managed to organize a campaign against Bulgaria but he was deposed by his brother
Alexios III Angelos and that campaign failed as well. In the next year the Byzantines were defeated in the
battle of Serres.
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