Timeline July 1097

Events in July 1097 1

• 1097 Battle of Dorylaeum -- Seljuks defeated in the field At Dorylaeum (1 July 1097) in central Anatolia, a Seljuk army under Kilij Arslan I ambushes Bohemond's vanguard. The Crusaders hold their position under enormous pressure until the rest of the army arrives and routs the Seljuks. The battle is the first major Crusader field victory and proves that the heavy armoured cavalry of western Europe can defeat the mounted archery tactics of the Turks -- when they hold their nerve under the arrow storm rather than charging prematurely. The road through Anatolia is open.