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 6
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 Turks ⓘ
linked to: Seljuk Empire

Sultanate of Rum ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy Seljuk casualties ⓘ
significant crusader casualties ⓘ
combatantType Latin Christian crusaders ⓘ
Turkish mounted archers ⓘ
commander Adhemar of Le Puy ⓘ
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 (1097) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Nicaea
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 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)
Bohemond I of Antioch → notableWork → Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) ⓘ
Raymond IV of Toulouse → participatedIn → Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) ⓘ
Turkish forces in Anatolia → conflict → Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) ⓘ
Battle of Heraclea Cybistra (1097) → follows → Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) ⓘ
Sultan of Rûm → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) ⓘ
Seljuks of Rum → battle → Battle of Dorylaeum (1097) ⓘ