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The '''Battle of Adrianople''' was fought in [[1254]] between the [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantine Greek]] [[Empire of Nicaea]] and the [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]]ns. [[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.
The '''Battle of Adrianople''' was fought in 1254 between the [[Byzantine Greeks|Byzantine Greek]] [[Empire of Nicaea]] and the [[Second Bulgarian Empire|Bulgaria]]ns. [[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.


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Battle of Adrianople
Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Date1254
Location
Adrianople
Result Nicaean victory
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.