One side in this battle assembled at Erzerum and sent its Cuman heavy cavalry to pursue the enemy's advance guard before being ambushed.
One side in this battle assembled at Erzerum and sent its Cuman heavy cavalry to pursue the enemy's advance guard before being ambushed. One side sent half of its forces under Joseph Tarchaneiotes to besiege Khliat. The flanks of the losing side were enveloped by initially retreating horse archers. The primarily mercenary second line of this battle's losers retreated back to camp upon hearing a false rumor from the traitor (*) Andronikos Doukas that the first line's commander had been killed. This battle was followed by a Doukid coup and the ascension of the Comnenian Dynasty. For 10 points, name this 1071 battle where the Byzantine emperor Romanos IV Diogenes was defeated and captured by the Seljuk Turks under Alp Arslan.
One side in this battle assembled at Erzerum and sent its Cuman heavy cavalry to pursue the enemy's advance guard before being ambushed.
Battle of Manzikert