Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)

1097 · Crusaders (First Crusade) vs Sultanate of Rum (Seljuk Turks)

On 1 July 1097, the army of the First Crusade defeated the Seljuk Turks under Kilij Arslan I near Dorylaeum in Anatolia after Bohemond's vanguard was nearly overwhelmed before relief arrived. The victory opened the crusaders' route across Asia Minor toward Antioch.

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