 They reached Laodicea on the Lycus early in January 1148, just after Otto of Freising's army had been destroyed in the same area.Resuming the march, the vanguard under Amadeus of Savoy became separated from the rest of the army at Mount Cadmus, where Louis's troops suffered heavy losses from the Turks (6 January 1148).Louis himself, according to Odo of Deuil, climbed a rock and was ignored by the Turks, who did not recognize him.