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The successful campaign in 1205 ended with the capture of [[Plovdiv|Philippopolis]]. The [[Byzantine]] nobility of the city, led by [[Alexios Aspietes]], resisted. After Kaloyan seized the city its ramparts were destroyed and Aspietes was hanged. In the following year the war against the Latin Empire and the local Byzantine nobility continued and the Crusader army was defeated once again in the [[battle of Rusion]]. |
The successful campaign in 1205 ended with the capture of [[Plovdiv|Philippopolis]]. The [[Byzantine]] nobility of the city, led by [[Alexios Aspietes]], resisted. After Kaloyan seized the city its ramparts were destroyed and Aspietes was hanged. In the following year the war against the Latin Empire and the local Byzantine nobility continued and the Crusader army was defeated once again in the [[battle of Rusion]]. |
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 10 November 2025
Battle between the Bulgarian and Latin empires
41°5′N 23°33′E / 41.083°N 23.550°E / 41.083; 23.550
The battle of Serres (Bulgarian: Битка при Сяр) took place in June 1205 in the town of Serres in contemporary Greece where the Bulgarian Empire seized control of the city from the Latin Empire.
Origins of the conflict
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After the victory in the battle of Adrianople (1205) the Bulgarians gained control of most of Thrace except several larger cities which Emperor Kaloyan wanted to capture. In June 1205 he moved the theatre of the military actions to the south-west towards the domains of Boniface Montferrat, the King of Thessalonica and vassal of the Latin Empire.
The first town on the way of the Bulgarian army was Serres. The Crusaders fought back in the vicinity of the town. After the death of the commander Hugues de Coligny, pulled back to the town. The Bulgarian forces were successful in their pursue of the crusaders’ retreat and entered Serres. The remaining Latins under the command of Guillaume d’Arles were besieged in the citadel.
In the negotiations which followed Kaloyan agreed to give them safe conduct to the Bulgarian-Hungarian border.
He also promised the population’s safe departure together with their moveable property. However, after the garrison surrendered, Kaloyan changed his mind, the garrison leaders were killed. He captured a large number of prisoners and sent the remaining hundreds to Bulgaria as captives.
Kalojan’s conduct at Serres greatly affected the Greeks’ attitude toward him, leading many to become disillusioned.
The successful campaign in 1205 ended with the capture of Philippopolis. The Byzantine nobility of the city, led by Alexios Aspietes, resisted. After Kaloyan seized the city its ramparts were destroyed and Aspietes was hanged. In the following year the war against the Latin Empire and the local Byzantine nobility continued and the Crusader army was defeated once again in the battle of Rusion.
- Йордан Андреев, Милчо Лалков, Българските ханове и царе, Велико Търново, 1996.
