battle, medieval

Battle of Ostrovo

Name: Battle of Ostrovo
Location: Lake Vegoritida, Greece

Battle of Ostrovo was a battle fought in 1041 at Lake Vegoritida, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Uprising of Peter Delyan, which ran from 1040 to 1041. The recorded result: Byzantine victory; End of Bulgarian uprising.

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Fought1041

WhereLake Vegoritida, Greece40.800N, 21.833E

OutcomeByzantine victory; End of Bulgarian uprising

BelligerentsBulgarian rebelsagainstByzantine Empire

Part ofUprising of Peter Delyan1040 to 1041

Record

Date	1041 (year precision)
Place	Lake Vegoritida, Greece 40.800N, 21.833E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Commanders	Peter Delyan	Michael IV the Paphlagonian Harald Hardrada

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Malka Nidzhe 1916, 12 km W
Battle of Kajmakchalan 1916, 16 km N
Battle of Setina 1017, 20 km W
Battle of Sorovich 1912, 21 km SW
Battle of Pelagonia 1259, 23 km W

Elsewhere in 1041

Battle of Ostrovo is one of 318 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2712298, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ostrovo, revision 1370271321, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.