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Battle of Adrianople

The Battle of Adrianople occurred around Adrianople on April 14, 1205, between Bulgarians, Cumans and Vlachs under the command of Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria, and Crusaders under Baldwin I, who only months before had been crowned Emperor of Constantinople, allied with Venetians under Doge Enrico Dandolo. The battle was won by the Bulgarian Empire after a successful ambush.

Battle of Adrianople
Battle of Adrianople · Kandi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1205
Where
Edirne
Era
Medieval

Topics

Turkey1,258 BCE – today

Before and after

Sack of Constantinople1204Mongol conquest of China1205 – 1279Show on timeline

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