Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)

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The Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) was a major First Crusade victory in Anatolia where crusader forces defeated the Seljuk Turks, helping secure their advance toward the Holy Land.

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Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) canonical 2
Battle of Dorylaeum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the First Crusade
approximateCrusaderStrength around 30,000 including non‑combatants
approximateTurkishStrength tens of thousands of mounted warriors
belligerent Crusader armies
Seljuk Empire
surface form: Seljuk Turks

Seljuk Sultanate of Rum
surface form: Sultanate of Rum
casualtiesAndLosses heavy Seljuk casualties
significant crusader casualties
combatantType Latin Christian crusaders
Turkish mounted archers
commander Adhemar of Le Puy
Bohemond I of Antioch
surface form: Bohemond of Taranto

Danishmend Gazi
Godfrey of Bouillon
Hasan of Cappadocia
Hugh of Vermandois
Kilij Arslan I
Raymond IV of Toulouse
Robert Curthose
conflict First Crusade
date 1 July 1097
followedBy Battle of Heraclea Cybistra (1097)
Siege of Antioch
historicalSignificance contributed to eventual crusader capture of Jerusalem
demonstrated effectiveness of disciplined heavy cavalry against horse archers
major early victory of the First Crusade
notableFeature Bohemond’s vanguard was initially surrounded
arrival of Godfrey and Raymond’s forces turned the tide
crusader army temporarily divided into two columns
partOf First Crusade
place Anatolia
near Dorylaeum
near modern Eskişehir, Turkey
precededBy Siege of Nicaea
surface form: Siege of Nicaea (1097)
primarySource Gesta Francorum
accounts of Raymond of Aguilers
chronicle of Albert of Aachen
result crusader victory
strategicEffect boosted crusader morale
secured crusader advance across Anatolia
weakened Seljuk control in western Anatolia
tacticUsed Turkish hit‑and‑run horse archer attacks
crusader defensive infantry and knight formations
relief force coordinated attack
year 1097

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First Crusade significantEvent Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)
this entity surface form: Battle of Dorylaeum
Bohemond I of Antioch notableWork Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)
Raymond IV of Toulouse participatedIn Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)