Battle of the Orontes
The Battle of the Orontes was fought on 15 September 994 between the Byzantines and their Hamdanid allies under Michael Bourtzes against the forces of the Fatimid vizier of Damascus, the Turkish general Manjutakin. The battle was a Fatimid victory.
| Battle of the Orontes | |||||||
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| Part of the Arab–Byzantine wars | |||||||
Map of the Arab–Byzantine frontier zone | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Byzantine Empire Hamdanids | Fatimid Caliphate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Michael Bourtzes | Manjutakin | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| at least 5,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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