Battle of Adrianople (1205)
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For battles on other dates, see Battle of Adrianople (disambiguation).
The Battle of Adrianople occurred around Adrianople on April 14, 1205 between Bulgarians and Cumans under Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria, and Crusaders under Baldwin I, who only months before had been crowned Emperor of Constantinople, allied with Venetians[2] under Doge Enrico Dandolo. The battle was won by the Bulgarian Empire after a successful ambush.[3]
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Battle of Adrianople | |||||||
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Part of Bulgarian–Latin wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Second Bulgarian Empire |
Latin Empire Republic of Venice | ||||||
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Kaloyan of Bulgaria |
Baldwin I (POW) Enrico Dandolo Louis of Blois † Geoffrey Villehardouin Renaud de Montmirail † Stephen du Perche † Manessier of L'Isle | ||||||
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c. 4,000 300 heavy knights (mainly from France) | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
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