Battle of Rusion

Battle of Rusion
Part of Bulgarian–Latin wars

Bulgaria under Kaloyan
Date31 January 1206
Location
Ruskoy
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire Latin Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kaloyan Thierry de Termonde
Guillaume de Loos †
Strength
7,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy, 120 knights and thousands of soldiers

The battle of Rusion (Bulgarian: Битката при Русион) occurred in the winter of 1206 near the fortress of Rusion (Rusköy contemporary Keşan) between the armies of the Bulgarian Empire and the Latin Empire of Byzantium. The Bulgarians scored a major victory.


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