Battle of Tara (1150)

Battle of Tara
Part of Byzantine-Serbian Wars
Date 1150
Location Tara (river)
Result Byzantine win
Belligerents
Grand Principality of Serbia Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Dukes Grdeša and Vučina

In 1150, Grdeša and Vučina were the military commanders in the army of Uroš II that fought the Byzantine Empire, the combined Serbo-Hungarian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Tara, where Grdeša and fellow Duke Vučina where captured.[1] It is assumed the prisoners were taken to Sredets (Sofia), but are released in 1151.[2]

References

  1. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=iJFFvsgNO-QC&pg=PA87
  2. ^ Vizantološki institut SANU, „Vizantijski izvori za istoriju naroda Jugoslavije IV“ (fototipsko izdanje originala iz 1971), Beograd, 2007. ISBN 978-86-83883-10-3 (Serbian)