In the aftermath of this battle, the losing commander was sent to Prote and his wife was committed to a nunnery. Prior to this engagement, the losing commander had sent half of his army under Russell of Balleiul to take the nearby fortress of Khiliat, but they never returned, and that commander's army was further weakened by days of skirmishing and the defection of Uzes. The victorious commander a
In the aftermath of this battle, the losing commander was sent to Prote and his wife was committed to a nunnery. Prior to this engagement, the losing commander had sent half of his army under Russell of Balleiul to take the nearby fortress of Khiliat, but they never returned, and that commander's army was further weakened by days of skirmishing and the defection of Uzes. The victorious commander arranged his troops in a crescent formation with his archers at the rear, which enabled him to constantly apply pressure on the right and left flanks of his enemy. The eventual losers of this battle were attacked while they were retreating because the rearguard of Andronicus Ducas had fled. For ten points, name this 1071 battle that saw the Seljuk forces of Alp Arslan defeat the Byzantine Empire under Romanos IV.
In the aftermath of this battle, the losing commander was sent to Prote and his wife was committed to a nunnery.
Battle of Manzikert