Battle of Anglon
| Battle of Anglon | |||||||
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| Part of the Lazic War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sasanian Empire | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nabedes | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| All forces of the magister militum per Orientem, per Armeniam, and possibly some of the praesentalis | Sasanian forces of Persarmenia | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 (20,000+ engaged) | 4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Anglon took place in 543 AD, during the Byzantine (East Roman) invasion of Sasanian-ruled Armenia ("Persarmenia").
After receiving the news of a rebellion in Persia and an epidemic in King Khosrow I's army, the Byzantine armies in the East under the orders of Emperor Justinian I initiated a hasty invasion of Persarmenia. The outnumbered Persian forces in the region performed a meticulous ambush at the mountainous fortress of Anglon, decisively defeating the Byzantine forces in a siege-like confrontation.