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Battle of Serres

Battle of Serres was a battle fought in May 1205 at Serres, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Bulgarian–Latin Wars. The recorded result: Bulgarian victory.

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Bulgaria under Kaloyan (1197-1207)
Bulgaria under Kaloyan (1197-1207). Kandi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMay 1205
WhereSerres, Greece41.083N, 23.550E
OutcomeBulgarian victory
BelligerentsBulgarian EmpireagainstLatin Empire
Part ofBulgarian–Latin Wars

Where it sits in the Bulgarian–Latin Wars

Battle of Serres, 1205Battle of Rodosto, 1206Battle of Messinopolis, 1207Battle of Boruy, 1208Battle of Philippopolis, 120812051208Battle of Serres, 1205
5 placed engagements of the Bulgarian–Latin Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateMay 1205 (month precision)
PlaceSerres, Greece
41.083N, 23.550E
KindBattle, medieval
Commanders
  • Kaloyan of Bulgaria
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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In the same war

Elsewhere in 1205

Battle of Serres is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3544422, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Serres (1205), revision 1371283810, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.