Editing Battle of Adrianople (1205) (section)

== Location of the battle ==
Numerous researchers pinpoint the location of the battle north of Adrianople and near the keep of [[:bg:Маточинска крепост|Vukelon]] - K. Jireče, V. Guzelev, St. Boyadjiev - yet there is no conclusive evidence.

According to [[Niketas Choniates]], a Byzantine historian, in the day of the battle Tsar Kaloyan chose the place of the ambush in the following manner: ''"After which Yoan and his army hid in the ravines, entered the precipice and through those steep places crept to the highlands, making sure their opponents did not notice they were there"''. In other scriptures, it reads ''"...and hid in the narrows in the shadowy forests"''.

Tricked by the Cuman cavalry, the knights chased them for at least two leagues before reaching the place of the ambush, which is between 7 and 9 kilometers, depending on which French league Geoffrey of Villehardouin was using. According to [[Alberic of Trois-Fontaines]], the location of the battle was "plentiful with water marshes".

Nowadays, the most common site that is pointed as the place of the battle are the meanders of the [[Tundzha|Tùndzha river]].