▁Bulgar ian ▁Khan ▁V ine kh ▁showed ▁surprising ▁in action ▁and ▁instead ▁desired ▁peace , ▁which ▁cost ▁him ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁his ▁life . ▁The ▁new ▁r uler , ▁Te lets , ▁was ▁a ▁firm ▁supp orter ▁for ▁further ▁military ▁actions ▁against ▁the ▁By z ant ines . ▁With ▁his ▁heavy ▁caval ry ▁he ▁lo oted ▁the ▁border ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 7 6 3 , ▁Const antine ▁V ▁came ▁out ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁army ▁and ▁a ▁fleet ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 ▁ships , ▁with ▁ 1 2 ▁caval ry men ▁on ▁each . ▁ ▁The ▁battle ▁▁ ▁The ▁ener get ic ▁Bulgar ian ▁Khan ▁bar red ▁the ▁mountain ▁passes ▁and ▁took ▁advantage ous ▁positions ▁on ▁the ▁height s ▁near ▁An ch ial us , ▁but ▁his ▁self - conf idence ▁and ▁imp atience ▁inc ited ▁him ▁to ▁go ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁low lands ▁and ▁charge ▁the ▁enemy . ▁The ▁battle ▁started ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁last ed ▁until ▁sun set . ▁It ▁was ▁long ▁and ▁blo ody , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁the ▁By z ant ines ▁were ▁vict orious , ▁although ▁they ▁lost ▁many ▁soldiers , ▁nobles , ▁and ▁command ers . ▁The ▁Bulg ari ans ▁also ▁had ▁heavy ▁cas ual ties ▁and ▁many ▁were ▁captured , ▁while ▁Te lets ▁managed ▁to ▁escape . ▁ ▁After math ▁▁ ▁Const antine ▁V ▁entered ▁his ▁capital ▁in ▁triumph ▁and ▁then ▁killed ▁the ▁prisoners . ▁The