By the end of the day one side had pushed too far forward and was in no position to retreat; when they succeeded in turning around they were attacked and abandoned by Andronicus Ducas, resulting in a massacre near L:ake Van.
It was preceded by the capture of a man named Arisiaghi who made an alliance with his captors. The invaders were probably betrayed when Rousel de Bailleul left his post at the neighboring town of Khilat and decided to retreat. As the fighting began, an initial volley of arrows was enough to dispense with the Kipchak and Pecheneg mercenaries who abandoned the field. By the end of the day one side had pushed too far forward and was in no position to retreat; when they succeeded in turning around they were attacked and abandoned by Andronicus Ducas, resulting in a massacre near L:ake Van. FTP identify this 1071 battle at which Alp Arslan defeated the Byzantines under Romanus IV Diogenes.
It was preceded by the capture of a man named Arisiaghi who made an alliance with his captors.
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