Battle of Adrianople (1205)

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This Battle of Adrianople occurred on April 14 1205 between Bulgars under Tsar Kaloyan, and Latins under the Latin emperor Baldwin I.

The battle was won by the Bulgars after a skillful ambush. Approximately 300 Latin knights were killed, and the emperor was captured, later dying in captivity. The Bulgars then overran much of Thrace and Macedonia, exterminating a large part of the Greek population. Baldwin was succeeded by his younger brother, Henry, who took the throne on August 20, 1205.

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• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Battle_of_Adrianople_(1205)" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adrianople_(1205), used under the GNU Free Documentation License