Battle of Demetritzes (1185)

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The Battle of Demetritzes (1185) was a decisive engagement in which Byzantine forces under Isaac II Angelos defeated the invading Norman army, helping to end the Norman occupation of parts of the Balkans.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
belligerent Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
cause Norman invasion of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ
chronology late 12th century ⓘ
combatantType medieval army ⓘ
commander Alexios Branas ⓘ
Isaac II Angelos ⓘ
conflict Byzantine–Norman wars ⓘ
date 7 November 1185 ⓘ
era Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Norman withdrawal from the Balkans ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Greece ⓘ
opponent Norman army ⓘ
opposingCommander Tancred of Lecce ⓘ
outcome Byzantine control in Macedonia restored ⓘ
Norman forces routed ⓘ
partOf Byzantine–Norman wars ⓘ
reign of Isaac II Angelos ⓘ
place Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Macedonia ⓘ
linked to: Macedonia (Greece)

near Demetritzes ⓘ
precededBy Sack of Thessalonica (1185) ⓘ
region Balkans ⓘ
relatedTo Thessalonica ⓘ
linked to: Salonika
result Byzantine victory ⓘ
rulerDuringEvent Isaac II Angelos ⓘ
significance ended Norman advance into the Byzantine Balkans ⓘ
helped end Norman occupation of parts of the Balkans ⓘ
year 1185 ⓘ

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Norman–Byzantine conflicts → hasPart → Battle of Demetritzes (1185) ⓘ