What the records say
- When
- 7 Jul 1208
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 42.15° N, 24.75° E
- Description
- 1208 battle
Battle of Philippopolis (1208)
The Battle of Philippopolis or Battle of Plovdiv took place on 30 June 1208 in the surroundings of Philippopolis between the armies of the Bulgarian Empire and the Latin Empire. The Crusaders were victorious.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Philippopolis: Bulgarian forces under Emperor (tsar) Boril are defeated by the Latin army (some 30,000 men) led by Emperor Henry of Flanders”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page