Battle of Adrianople (1205)

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The Battle of Adrianople (1205) was a major medieval conflict in which the Bulgarian forces of Tsar Kaloyan decisively defeated the Latin Empire, capturing Emperor Baldwin I and halting Latin expansion in the Balkans.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Odrin (1205) ⓘ
belligerent Latin Empire ⓘ
Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
cause Bulgarian opposition to Latin rule and expansion ⓘ
Latin attempts to assert control over Thrace ⓘ
combatantSide Bulgarian forces under Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
Latin crusader forces of the Latin Empire ⓘ
commander Baldwin I of Constantinople ⓘ
Henry of Flanders ⓘ
Kaloyan of Bulgaria ⓘ
Louis I, Count of Blois ⓘ
conflictType Bulgarian–Latin conflict ⓘ
consequence death of many Latin nobles ⓘ
strengthening of the Second Bulgarian Empire ⓘ
weakening of the Latin Empire ⓘ
date 14 April 1205 ⓘ
followedBy further Bulgarian campaigns against the Latin Empire ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
involvedEthnicGroups Bulgarians ⓘ
Cumans ⓘ
Western European crusaders ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Edirne, Turkey ⓘ
linked to: Edirne
militaryTheater Balkan Peninsula ⓘ
linked to: Balkans
notableEvent capture of Emperor Baldwin I ⓘ
death of Louis I, Count of Blois ⓘ
notableFigure Baldwin I of Flanders ⓘ
linked to: Baldwin of Flanders

Henry of Flanders ⓘ
Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
linked to: Kaloyan of Bulgaria
outcome Latin Emperor Baldwin I captured ⓘ
Latin army defeated ⓘ
Latin expansion in the Balkans halted ⓘ
partOf Bulgarian–Latin wars ⓘ
aftermath of the Fourth Crusade ⓘ
place near Adrianople ⓘ
precededBy establishment of the Latin Empire in 1204 ⓘ
primaryOpponentOf Latin Emperor Baldwin I ⓘ
region Thrace ⓘ
relatedTo Fall of Constantinople (1204) ⓘ
Fourth Crusade ⓘ
result decisive Bulgarian victory ⓘ
significance checked Latin crusader dominance in the Balkans ⓘ
major victory for Tsar Kaloyan ⓘ
tacticsUsed Bulgarian use of Cuman light cavalry ⓘ
feigned retreat by Bulgarian-allied forces ⓘ
year 1205 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adrianople → siteOfBattle → Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
Adrianople → siteOfSiege → Siege of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople (1205)
Baldwin I of Constantinople → conflict → Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
Empire of Romania → notableBattle → Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
Kaloyan of Bulgaria → battle → Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
Baldwin VI of Hainaut → conflict → Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ
Battle of Adrianople (1205) → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Odrin (1205) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople (1205)
Battle of Adrianople → relatedTo → Battle of Hadrianopolis (1205) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Adrianople (1205)