Battle of Adrianople (1254)
| 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 II of Bulgaria | Theodore II Lascaris | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000–3,000 killed or wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Adrianople was fought in 1254 between the Byzantine Greek Empire of Nicaea and the Second Bulgarian Empire. Michael Asen I of Bulgaria attempted to conquer land taken by the Empire of Nicaea, but the advance of Theodore II Lascaris caught the Bulgarians unprepared. The Byzantines were victorious.