Battle of Adrianople (813)

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Battle of Adrianople

Date	June 22, 813
Location	Adrianople
Result	Decisive Bulgarian victory

Belligerents

Commanders

Strength

Unknown, around 60-80,000^{[citation needed]}

Unknown

Casualties and losses

Unknown, but heavy

Unknown, light

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Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars

Early wars
Ongal – 1st Anchialus – Rishki Pass – 2nd Anchialus – Berzitia – Marcelae
Krum's campaigns
Serdica – Pliska – 1st Adrianople – Versinikia
Simeon I's campaigns
Bulgarophygon – 3rd Anchialus – Katasyrtai – Pigae
War between Samuil and Basil II
Trajan's Gates – 1st Thessalonica – Spercheios – Skopie – Kreta – 2nd Thessalonica – Kleidion – Strumitsa – Bitola – Setina
Bulgarian revolts
3rd Thessalonica – 4th Thessalonica – Ostrovo
Second Bulgarian Empire
Tryavna –
Arcadiopolis – Serres – Klokotnitsa – 2nd Adrianople – Devnya – Skafida – Rusokastro

During the Battle of Adrianople, the Bulgarian emperor Krum led his army south towards Adrianople and pitched camp near Versinikia. Michael I, the Byzantine emperor, lined up his army against the Bulgarians, but neither side initiated an attack for two weeks. Finally, on June 22, 813, the Byzantines attacked but were immediately turned to flight. With Krum's cavalry in pursuit, the rout of Michael I was complete and Krum advanced on Constantinople, which he besieged by land.