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Battle of Mount Cadmus

Battle of Mount Cadmus was a battle fought on 6 January 1148 at Pisidia, in what is now Turkey. It was part of Second Crusade, which ran from 1147 to 1149. The recorded result: Decisive Seljuk victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Passages faiz oultre mer SEBASTIEN MAMEROT 143r
Passages faiz oultre mer SEBASTIEN MAMEROT 143r. Jean Colombe (ca. 1493), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought6 January 1148
WherePisidia, Turkey37.635N, 29.217E
OutcomeDecisive Seljuk victory
Belligerents18px Kingdom of FranceagainstSultanate of Rum
Casualties and lossesHeavy casualtiesandUnknown
Part ofSecond Crusade1147 to 1149

Where it sits in Second Crusade

Battle of Bosra, 1147Siege of Mahón, 1147Battle of Constantinople, 1147Battle of Dorylaeum, 1147Battle of Laodicea, 1147Battle of the Meander, 1147Battle of Ephesus, 1147Battle of Mount Cadmus, 1148Siege of Tortosa, 1148Siege of Damascus, 114811471148Battle of Mount Cadmus, 1148
10 placed engagements of Second Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date6 January 1148
PlacePisidia, Turkey
37.635N, 29.217E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthUnknownUnknown
Casualties and lossesHeavy casualtiesUnknown
Commanders
  • Louis VII of France
  • William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey
  • Mesud I
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Battle of Mount Cadmus is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 622 in present-day Turkey.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871798, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Cadmus, revision 1370269932, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.