Battaglia di Dorylaeum (1097)

Battaglia di Dorylaeum
parte della prima crociata
La battaglia di Dorylaeum
Data1º luglio 1097
LuogoDorylaeum
EsitoVittoria dei crociati
Schieramenti
Comandanti
Effettivi
10.000 - 15.000[1]
oltre i non combattenti.
25.000-30.000*
Perdite
~ 4.000[2]~ 3.000[2]
*Altre recenti stime dell’esercito selgiuchide a Dorylaeum variano tra 6.000 e 8.000 uomini a cavallo.[3][4]
Voci di battaglie presenti su Wikipedia

La battaglia di Dorylaeum ebbe luogo durante la prima crociata il 1º luglio 1097, tra i crociati ed i Turchi Selgiuchidi, vicino a Dorylaeum in Anatolia.

  1. ^ Forse 2.000 cavalieri ed 8.000 armati, comunque non più di 3.000 cavalieri e 12.000 fanti.
  2. ^ a b John France, Victory in the East, p. 181 "Casualties appear to have been heavy although how far we can regard Albert's 4.000 Christians and 3.000 Turks as precise figures is a different matter."
  3. ^ John France, The Crusades And The Expansion Of Catholic Christendom, 1000-1714, p. 71 "[...]The result was a gap of about 5 kilometres between the vanguard, consisting of the armies of Bohemond, Robert of Normandy and Stephen of Blois about 20,000 strong, and the main force of about 30.000. They were aware of that Qilij Arslan was about: he had returned to the fray after the defeat of Nicaea, whith an army of 6.000-7.000 mounted man, including his new allies, the Danishmend Turks."
  4. ^ Bennett, The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient & Medieval Warfare, p. 103 "Following their successful siege of Nicaea in 1097, the crusaders split into two columns to aid foraging. The vanguard under Bohemond was attacked at Bozüyük. Sultan Qilij Arslan led 7.000-8.000 Seljuk mounted archers in an ambush, throwing the crusaders into confusion."

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