Battle of Demotika
| Battle of Demotika | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 | |||||||
| Walls of old Demotika | |||||||
| 
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| John V Palaiologos Serbian Empire Bulgarian Empire | John VI Kantakouzenos Ottoman Beylik | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Gradislav Borilović | Süleyman Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000–6,000 Serbian cavalry, unknown number of Bulgarian troops | 10,000 Ottoman cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,000–7,000 killed | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Demotika took place during the Byzantine civil war which began in 1352 between the forces of the Ottoman Empire and those of the Serbian Empire and Second Bulgarian Empire.