Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir
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The Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir saw the almost complete destruction by the Byzantines of a large Seljuq Turk army. The Seljuq army had been raiding Byzantine territory in the Maeander Valley in Anatolia, and had sacked a number of cities. The Byzantine force ambushed the Turks at a river crossing.
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Battle of Hyelion and Leimocheir | |||||||
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Part of the Byzantine–Seljuq wars | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Byzantine Empire | Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John Komnenos Vatatzes | Atapakos † | ||||||
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Unknown | 20,000–24,000[1][2] | ||||||
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Unknown | Unknown (heavy) |
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