Battle of Adrianople (1205)
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Geoffrey of Villehardouin: around 40,000 Bulgarians and Vlachs (infantry, cavalry and archers) and 14,000 Cumans (light & missile cavalry) |
c. 4,000 300 heavy knights (mainly from France) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||
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.