Battle of Bar
| Battle of Bar | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Serbian wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Duklja | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Stefan Vojislav |
Michaelus Anastasii Curcilius Ljutovid of Zahumlje | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 60,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Low |
14,000 killed 7 strategoi killed | ||||||
The Battle of Bar (Serbian Cyrillic: Битка код Бара, romanized: Bitka kod Bara) took place in 1042 or 1043, between the army of Stefan Vojislav, the Serbian ruler of Duklja, and Byzantine forces led by Michaelus Anastasii governor of Dyrrhachium and local Slavic vassals.
The battle was actually an ambush on the Byzantine forces in the mountain gorge, which ended in the utter defeat of the Byzantine forces. Following the defeat and retreat of the Byzantines, Vojislav ensured a future for Duklja without imperial authority, and Duklja would soon emerge as the most significant Serb state.