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Battle of Dyrrhachium

Battle of Dyrrhachium was a battle fought in January 1018 at Albania. It was part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars, which ran from AD 680 to 1355. The recorded result: Byzantine victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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FoughtJanuary 1018
WhereAlbania41.326N, 19.454E
OutcomeByzantine victory
BelligerentsFirst Bulgarian EmpireagainstByzantine Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofByzantine–Bulgarian WarsAD 680 to 1355

Where it sits in the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars

Battle of Ongal, AD 680Battle of Anchialus, AD 708Battle of Marcellae, AD 756Bulgarian campaigns of Constantine V, AD 756Battle of the Rishki Pass, AD 759Battle of Anchialus, AD 763Battle of Berzitia, AD 774Battle of Marcellae, AD 792Siege of Serdica (809), AD 809Battle of Pliska, AD 811Siege of Adrianople (813), AD 813Battle of Versinikia, AD 813Battle of Mesembria, AD 814Battle of Adrianople, AD 914Fall of Great Preslav, AD 971Battle of Spercheios, AD 997Battle of Thessalonica, 1004Battle of Kreta, 1009Battle of Thessalonica, 1014Battle of Strumica, 1014Battle of Bitola, 1015Battle of Setina, 1017Battle of Dyrrhachium, 1018Battle of Thessalonica, 1040Battle of Thessalonica, 1040Siege of Lovech, 1187Battle of Arcadiopolis, 1194Battle of Serres, 1196Siege of Varna (1201), 1201Battle of Adrianople, 1205Battle of Klokotnitsa, 1230Siege of Constantinople, 1235Battle of Adrianople, 1254Battle of Rhoupelion, 1255Battle of Bizye, 1256Battle of Devina, 1279Battle of Skafida, 1304Battle of Adrianople, 1331Battle of Rusokastro, 1332Battle of Adrianople, 1341AD 6801341Battle of Dyrrhachium, 1018
40 placed engagements of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJanuary 1018 (month precision)
PlaceAlbania
41.326N, 19.454E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Ivan Vladislav of Bulgaria
  • David Arianites
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 48 BC and 1107.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1018

Battle of Dyrrhachium is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Albania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3436319, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dyrrhachium (1018), revision 1370439589, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.