Battle of Adrianople (1205)

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battle medieval battle

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Adrianople (1205) canonical	4
Siege of Adrianople (1205)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Odrin (1205) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Latin Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaloyan of Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis I, Count of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	Bulgarian–Latin conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumans NERFINISHED ⓘ Western European crusaders ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Edirne, Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryTheater	Balkan Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEvent	capture of Emperor Baldwin I ⓘ death of Louis I, Count of Blois ⓘ
notableFigure	Baldwin I of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsar Kaloyan NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome	Latin Emperor Baldwin I captured ⓘ Latin army defeated ⓘ Latin expansion in the Balkans halted ⓘ
partOf	Bulgarian–Latin wars NERFINISHED ⓘ aftermath of the Fourth Crusade ⓘ
place	near Adrianople ⓘ
precededBy	establishment of the Latin Empire in 1204 ⓘ
primaryOpponentOf	Latin Emperor Baldwin I NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Thrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Fall of Constantinople (1204) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Adrianople → siteOfBattle → Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ

Adrianople → siteOfSiege → Battle of Adrianople (1205) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege 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) ⓘ