Battle of Dorylaeum (1147)

Battle of Dorylaeum (1147)
	Part of the Second Crusade
	; Combat in the 2nd Crusade, Estoire d'Eracles
Date	October 1147
Location	Dorylaeum; (modern-day Eskişehir, Turkey)
Result	Seljuk victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire	Sultanate of Rum
Commanders and leaders
Conrad III (WIA)	Mesud I
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
From 63% to 90% of army is killed, missing or captured (90% is an unreliable figure - see text)	Unknown

The second Battle of Dorylaeum took place near Dorylaeum in October 1147, during the Second Crusade. It was not a single clash but consisted of a series of encounters over a number of days. The German crusader forces of Conrad III were defeated by the Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Mesud I.

^ ^a ^b Altan 2015, p. 120.
^ ^a ^b Runciman 1952, p. 268.
^ Phillips 2008, pp. 182–184.

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[FOOTNOTEAltan2015120-1] Altan 2015, p. 120.

[FOOTNOTERunciman1952268-2] Runciman 1952, p. 268.

[FOOTNOTEPhillips2008182–184-4] Phillips 2008, pp. 182–184.

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