Battle of Skafida
42°23′01″N 27°38′48″E / 42.38361°N 27.64667°E
| Battle of Skafida | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgarian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
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Theodore Svetoslav Aldimir | Michael IX Palaiologos | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Skafida (Bulgarian: Битка при Скафида) was an engagement between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire which occurred in 1304 near Poros (Burgas), modern Bulgaria. The outcome was Bulgarian victory.
As a result, the Bulgarian Empire overcame the crisis from the end of the 13th century, achieved internal stability and regained most of Thrace. For a time afterwards, Byzantium was not a serious threat to it.