Battle of Mount Cadmus | |||||||
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Part of the Second Crusade | |||||||
From a copy of the Passages d'outremer (c. 1490) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of France | Sultanate of Rum | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis VII William de Warren † Everard of Breteuil † Gautier of Montjay † Reynauld of Tours † Itiers of Meingnac † Manassas of Bulles † [1] | Mesud I | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy casualties | Unknown |
The Battle of Mount Cadmus took place near Laodicea, at Chonae, on 6 January 1148, during the Second Crusade.[2] The French crusader army, led by Louis VII of France, was defeated by the Seljuks of Rum.