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BATTLE // July 7, 1097

Battle of Dorylaeum

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Significance

The Battle of Dorylaeum on 7 July 1097 was an engagement between the Crusader forces of the First Crusade and the Sultanate of Rûm. The Crusader army, commanded by Bohemond of Taranto and Robert Curthose and numbering around 20,000, faced a Seljuk force of approximately 7,000 under Kilij Arslan and Gazi Gümüshtigin. Casualties were substantial on both sides — roughly 4,000 Crusaders and 3,000 Seljuk troops — indicating a hard-fought contest.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Crusaders20,000
    medium
  • Sultanate of Rûm7,000
    medium

Crusaders fielded a 2.9 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • Crusaders4,000
    medium20% loss rate
  • Sultanate of Rûm3,000
    medium43% loss rate
Order of battle →Casualties in detail →

Commanders (4)

Crusaders

Sultanate of Rûm

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