Battle of Adrianople (1205)

The Battle of Adrianople occurred around Adrianople on April 14, 1205 between Bulgarians and Cumans under 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.

For battles on other dates, see Battle of Adrianople (disambiguation).
Battle of Adrianople
Part of Bulgarian–Latin wars
DateApril 14, 1205
Location
Surroundings of Adrianople, Thrace
(modern-day Edirne, Turkey)
Result

Bulgarian victory

  • Capture of Latin Emperor Baldwin I
Belligerents
Second Bulgarian Empire Latin Empire
 Republic of Venice
Commanders and leaders
Kaloyan of Bulgaria Baldwin I (POW)
Enrico Dandolo
Louis of Blois †
Geoffrey Villehardouin
Renaud de Montmirail †
Stephen du Perche †
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)
  • Modern estimate (Alexander Stoyanov): around 7,800 Bulgarians and Vlachs incl. Cumans
 c. 4,000
300 heavy knights
(mainly from France)
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
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