Conflict: Byzantine-Sassanid War
Combatants: Byzantines vs. Sassanids (Persians)
Location: Iraq
Outcome: Byzantine victory
In the closing days of the war between the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine) and the Persian Empire (Sassanids), the two armies met on the plains of modern day Iraq. Although somewhat outnumbered by the Persian army, the Byzantines emerged victorious after a fierce battle. The Emperor Heraclius was recorded as killing the enemy general in the combat.
Points of Interest:
The battle was fought on the same site Alexander the Great had defeated Darius some 900 years before.
Heraclius was wounded in the melee but refused to leave the field before the battle was won.
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Sources:
Dupuy, Trevor N., Johnson, Curt, & Bongard, David L. (1992). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military Biography. New York: Castle Books (HarperCollins).
Dupuy, R. Ernest & Dupuy, Trevor N. (1993). The Harper's Encyclopedia of Military History. New York: HarperCollins.
Eggenberger, David (1985). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. New York: Dover Publications, Inc.
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