Kilij Arslan I: Difference between revisions

As result of the stronger invasion, Rum and the Danismends allied in their attempt to turn back the crusaders. The Crusaders continued to split their forces as they marched across Anatolia. The combined Danishmend and Rum forces planned to ambush the Crusaders near [[Battle of Dorylaeum (1097)|Dorylaeum]] on 29 June. However, Kilij Arslan's [[horse archer]]s could not penetrate the line of defense set up by the Crusader knights, and the main body under [[Bohemond I of Antioch|Bohemond]] arrived to capture the Turkish camp on 1 July. In this battle, the Kilij Arslan and his troops won the respect of his enemy, as the ''[[Gesta Francorum]]'' states: "had the Turks been Christian, they would be the finest of all races."<ref> Runciman, Steven (2005). The First Crusade. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 95</ref>

 

 

===Crusade of 1101===