Battle of Rodosto

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Battle of Rodosto
Part of Bulgarian–Latin wars
Date February, 1206 Location Tekirdağ Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire	Latin Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kaloyan	Unknown
Strength
Several thousand	Several thousand
Casualties and losses
Light	Heavy

The battle of Rodosto (

. It resulted in a Bulgarian victory.

After the Bulgarians annihilated the Latin army in the battle of Rusion on 31 January 1206 the remnants of the shattered Crusader forces headed to the coastal town of Rodosto to seek refuge. The town had a strong Venetian garrison and was further supported by a regiment of 2,000 troops from Constantinople. However, the fear of the Bulgarians was so great that the Latins panicked with the very arrival of the Bulgarian soldiers. They were incapable to resist and after a short battle the Venetians began to flee to their ships in the port. In their haste to escape many boats were overloaded and sank and most Venetians drowned. The town was looted by the Bulgarians who continued their victorious march through eastern Thrace and captured many more towns and fortresses.^[1]

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