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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![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kaloyan of Bulgaria |
Baldwin I (POW) Louis of Blois † Renaud de Montmirail † Stephen du Perche † Geoffrey Villehardouin Enrico Dandolo Manessier of L'Isle | ||||||
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c. 4,000 300 heavy knights (mainly from France) | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown |
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]