Siege of Braničevo
Part of theByzantine–Hungarian War (1149–1155)
Date Late 1154 Location Braničevo [sr],Byzantine Empire (nowSerbia) Result Abandoned siege, Hungarian retreat
Belligerents
Hungary Banate of Bosnia	Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Géza II Ban Borić
Units involved
Cuman unit Bohemian unit Foreign mercenaries

Thesiege of Braničevo was laid by Hungarian kingGéza II against Byzantine-heldBraničevo in late 1154.

Emperor Manuel's cousin,Andronikos Komnenos, who administeredBelgrade,Braničevo, andNiš sent a letter toGéza II in 1154, offering to hand over those towns to him in exchange for his support against the emperor.^[1] Géza II sent his envoys to Sicily to sign a new alliance withWilliam I of Sicily around the end of the year, but William I was fighting with his rebellious subjects.^[2]

Although Andronikos' plot was discovered and he was captured, Géza II invaded the Byzantine Empire and laid siege toBraničevo fortress [sr] in late 1154.^[3][4] Géza II was aided byCumans, who had been raiding theDanube at the time.^[5] As a Hungarian vassal,Borić, theban of Bosnia took part in the attack, alongside aBohemian detachment.^[6][7] Braničevo was besieged and the surroundings were ravaged.^[7] After hearing of the imprisonment of Andronikos, Géza II abandoned the siege and returned for Hungary.^[2]

Manuel answered by dispatching troops towards the battlefield.^[8] ThroughSerdica (Sofia) andNiš, Manuel arrived in the Smilis province nearParaćin where he set up camp.^[8] The Hungarian Army retreated towardsBelgrade.^[8] The pursuing Byzantine troops,^[8] under generalBasil Tzintzilukes, entered into battle with them, but the Byzantines were annihilated before the Hungarians returned to Hungary.^[2][9]

In early 1155, the Byzantine and Hungarian envoys signed a new peace treaty.^[2] In the same year, a Byzantine army expelled Géza II's ally,Desa, from Serbia and restoredUroš II who had promised that he would not enter into an alliance with Hungary.^[10]

• Battle of Sirmium (1167)

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