Battle of Dorylaeum (1147)
The second Battle of Dorylaeum took place near Dorylaeum in October 1147, during the Second Crusade. It was not a single clash but consisted of a series of encounters over a number of days. The German crusader forces of Conrad III were defeated by the Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Mesud I.
| Battle of Dorylaeum (1147) | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Crusade | |||||||
Combat in the 2nd Crusade, French manuscript, 14th century | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Holy Roman Empire | Sultanate of Rum | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Conrad III (WIA) | Mesud I | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| unknown | unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| from 63% to 90% of army is killed, missing or captured (90% is an unreliable figure - see text) | unknown | ||||||
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