Battle of Rusokastro
42°28′01″N 27°12′06″E / 42.46694°N 27.20167°E
| Battle of Rusokastro | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars | |||||||
Battle of Rusokastro | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgarian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Ivan Alexander |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 8,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Rusokastro (Bulgarian: Битка при Русокастро, Greek: Μάχη τοῦ Ῥουσοκάστρου) occurred on July 18, 1332 near the village of Rusokastro, Bulgaria, between the armies of the Bulgarian and Byzantine Empires. The outcome was a Bulgarian victory