Battle of Dorylaeum (1147)

For the First crusade battle, see Battle of Dorylaeum (1097).
Battle of Dorylaeum (1147)
Part of the Second Crusade

Combat in the 2nd Crusade, Estoire d'Eracles
DateOctober 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
Claims are of up to 90% of army killed, missing or captured (90% is an unreliable figure - see text), analysis of contemporary figures indicate a maximum of 63% deaths for the Crusade as a whole. Unknown

The second Battle of Dorylaeum took place near Dorylaeum in October 1147 during the Second Crusade. The battle consisted of a series of encounters over several days. The German Crusader forces of Conrad III were defeated by the Seljuk Turks led by Sultan Mesud I.


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