Battle of Nisibis
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The Battle of Nisibis was fought between Byzantine forces under Belisarius and Peter and the Sassanian garrison of the frontier fortress of Nisibis that was under Nabedes. It took place while the Sassanian king Khosrow I was invading the Roman base in Lazica. It was part of a Byzantine offensive led by Belisarius into Persian land. Upon arriving in the area, Belisarius stationed his troops a significant distance away from the fortified city. He hoped to drag the Sasanian garrison into a battle far from the city walls, and after defeating them, capture the undefended city, which seemed impregnable otherwise. The Byzantine commander Peter stationed his forces, together with those of John Troglita who was associated with him, closer to the city. Belisarius warned Peter that since the Byzantines did not normally eat until midday the garrison would sally out then so the Byzantines would have to fight while hungry. Peter ignored this and at midday, his man dispersed to eat. When the Sassanians sallied out his disorganized unit was routed losing 50 men and Peter's standard. He immediately called on Belisarius for help. When the message reached Belisarius he had already seen the dust clouds produced by the Sassanian sally and was well on his way. Despite the garrison being overwhelmed by the larger Byzantine army, they suffered only 150 casualties as they quickly retreated to the city, exactly what Belisarius had sought to avoid.
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Battle of Nisibis (541)
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 67 | Siege of Nisibis | Roman Republic, siege, Kingdom of Armenia | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 217 | Battle of Nisibis | Roman Empire, battle, Parthian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 235 | Siege of Nisibis | Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 252 | Siege of Nisibis | Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 296 | Sasanian campaigns of Galerius | military campaign, Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 326 | Siege of Nisibis | Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 337 | Siege of Nisibis | Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 350 | Siege of Nisibis | Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 530 | Battle of Dara | Byzantine Empire, Huns, Sasanian Empire, battle, Lakhmids, Ghassanids, Heruli, Cadiseni | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 541 | Battle of Nisibis | Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, battle, Goths, Ghassanids | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 573 | Siege of Dara | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 573 | Siege of Nisibis | Byzantine Empire, Sasanian Empire, siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 586 | Battle of Solachon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2016 | Battle of Qamishli | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2018 | Qamishli clashes (2018) | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Rhabdion | fortress | Wikidata | |