Battle of Levounion

Battle of Levounion
Part of the Komnenian restoration

Painting of Alexios I, from a Greek manuscript in the Vatican library
DateApril 29, 1091
Location
Levounion (near Enos, modern European Turkey)
Result Byzantine victory
Belligerents
Byzantines, including Vlach, Bulgarian, Frankish and Flemish contingents

Cumans		 Pechenegs
Commanders and leaders
Alexios I Komnenos
George Palaiologos
Constantine Dalassenos

Tougorkan Khan		 Unknown
Strength

13,000 Byzantines

  • 5,000 Vlachs
  • 500 Flemish

10,000–20,000 Cumans; or 40,000 Cumans		 30,000–40,000 Pechenegs; or 600,000 Pechenegs
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown, but thought to be heavy

The Battle of Levounion was the first decisive Byzantine victory of the Komnenian restoration. On 29 April 1091, an invading force of Pechenegs was crushed by the combined forces of the Byzantine Empire under Alexios I Komnenos and his Cuman allies.

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