Battle of Adrianople (1254)
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| Battle of Adrianople | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars | |||||||
 The Latin Empire and the Partition of the Byzantine Empire after the 4th crusade, c. 1204 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgarian Empire | Empire of Nicaea | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Michael Asen I of Bulgaria | Theodore II Lascaris | ||||||
The Battle of Adrianople was fought in 1254 between the Byzantine Greek Empire of Nicaea and the Bulgarians. Michael Asen I of Bulgaria tried to reconquer land taken by the Empire of Nicaea, but the swift advance of Theodore II Lascaris caught the Bulgarians unprepared. The Byzantines were victorious.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Eggenberger, David (1985-01-01). An Encyclopedia of Battles: Accounts of Over 1,560 Battles from 1479 B.C. to the Present. Courier Corporation. ISBN 978-0-486-24913-1.
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