Battle of the Bregalnica

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Bulgarian_Empire_weakened
Rise_of_Byzantine_influence_in_the_Balkans
gptkbp:celebrates National_holidays_in_Bulgaria
Monuments_in_Macedonia
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:First_Bulgarian_Empire
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Samuel_of_Bulgaria
gptkb:Basil_II
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for literature and folklore
gptkbp:cultural_significance gptkb:Symbol_of_resistance_for_Bulgarians
Part_of_Bulgarian_national_identity
gptkbp:date June 28, 1014
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of the Vardar
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked_the_decline_of_Bulgarian_power
Strengthened_Byzantine_control_over_Macedonia
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_the_Byzantine_Empire_and_the_Bulgarian_Empire
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Chronicle_of_the_Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:John_Skylitzes
Studied in military history courses
Portrayed in documentaries
Referenced in historical novels
Theophanes Continuatus
Discussed in podcasts about history
Featured in academic research papers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Bregalnica
gptkbp:impact Led_to_the_eventual_Byzantine_conquest_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies in the region
gptkbp:location Bregalnica_River,_Macedonia
gptkbp:militaryRank Bulgarian_forces_estimated_at_15,000
Byzantine_forces_estimated_at_30,000
gptkbp:notableFigures Basil_II,_known_as_Basil_the_Bulgar_Slayer
Samuel,_Tsar_of_Bulgaria
gptkbp:outcome Byzantine_victory
Heavy_casualties_for_the_Bulgarians
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Klyuch
gptkbp:result Bulgarian_defeat
gptkbp:significance Decisive_battle_in_the_Byzantine-Bulgarian_Wars
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Balkans
gptkbp:tactics Defensive_positions_by_the_Bulgarians
Flanking_maneuvers_by_the_Byzantines
gptkbp:type land battle