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) 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 ⓘ

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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 → 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) ⓘ