Battle of Adrianople (1365)

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Battle of Adrianople (1365-9)
Part of the Byzantine-Ottoman wars
Date 1365-9 Location Adrianople Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Byzantine Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Unknown	Murad I
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

v • d • e Byzantine-Ottoman wars Bapheus- 1303 - Bursa - Pelekanon - Nicaea - Nicomedia - 1st Gallipoli - Adrianople - 2nd Gallipoli - Philadelphia - 1st Constantinople - Thessalonica - 2nd Constantinople

The Battle of Adrianople resulted in tactical victory for the Ottoman Turks. It marked the beginning of the end of Byzantine presence in the Balkans. Immediately after the battle, the Ottomans moved their capital from Bursa to Adrianople. This allowed for a central location from which to launch attacks against the collapsing powers of Serbia and Bulgaria. The Ottomans finally secured the city in 1369.