While the armies of the Bulgarian emperor Kaloyan were besieging Odrin, Boniface of Montferrat, king of Thessalonica, launched attacks towards Bulgaria from Serres. His cavalry reached Messinopolis at 5 days raid to the east of Serres but in the mountainous terrain around the town his army was attacked by a larger force composed mainly of local Bulgarians. The battle began in the Latin rear guard and Boniface managed to repulse the Bulgarians, but while he was chasing them he was killed by an arrow, and soon the crusaders were defeated. His head was sent to Kaloyan, who immediately organized a campaign against Boniface's capital of Thessalonica. However, Kaloyan was murdered by conspirators during the siege, and the grieved Bulgarians raised the siege.
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battle, messinopolis, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, 2013, learn, when, . This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Battle of Messinopolis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Battle of Messinopolis Bulgarian Bitka pri Mesinopol took place on 4 September 1207 at Mosynopolis near the town of Komotini in contemporary Greece and was fought between the Bulgarians and the Latin Empire It resulted in a Bulgarian victory Battle of MessinopolisPart of Bulgarian Latin warsDate4 September 1207LocationMosynopolis close to KomotiniResultBulgarian victoryBelligerentsBulgarian EmpireLatin EmpireCommanders and leadersUnknownBoniface of Montferrat StrengthLarger forceUnknownCasualties and lossesUnknownHeavy While the armies of the Bulgarian emperor Kaloyan were besieging Odrin Boniface of Montferrat king of Thessalonica launched attacks towards Bulgaria from Serres His cavalry reached Messinopolis at 5 days raid to the east of Serres but in the mountainous terrain around the town his army was attacked by a larger force composed mainly of local Bulgarians The battle began in the Latin rear guard and Boniface managed to repulse the Bulgarians but while he was chasing them he was killed by an arrow and soon the crusaders were defeated His head was sent to Kaloyan who immediately organized a campaign against Boniface s capital of Thessalonica However Kaloyan was murdered by conspirators during the siege and the grieved Bulgarians raised the siege This article about a battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Messinopolis amp oldid 1126101081, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
