Battle of the Rishki Pass
- Battle of the Rishki Pass
Infobox Military Conflict
caption=
conflict=Battle of the Rishki Pass
partof=the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
date=759
place=Stara Planina
result= Bulgarian victory
combatant1=Bulgarian Empire
combatant2=Byzantine Empire
commander1=Vinekh
commander2=Constantine V
strength1=Unknown
strength2=Very large army
casualties1=Light
casualties2=Heavy
The Battle of the Rishki Pass ( _bg. Битката при Ришкия проход) took place in the pass of the same name, Stara Planina, Bulgaria in 759.
Origins of the conflict
Between 755 and 775, the Byzantine emperor Constantine V organised nine campaigns to eliminate Bulgaria and although he managed to defeat the Bulgarians several times, he never achieved his goal.
The battle
In 759, the emperor lead an enormous army towards Bulgaria but khan Vinekh had enough time to bar several mountain passes. When the Byzantines reached the Rishki Pass they were ambushed and completely defeated. The Byzantine historian Theophanes the Confessor wrote that the Bulgarians killed the "strategos" of Thrace Leo, the commander of Drama and many soldiers.
Aftermath
Khan Vinekh did not take the favourable opportunity to advance on enemy territory. Instead, he set negotiations for peace. This act was very unpopular among the nobles and the khan was murdered in 761.
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