Battle of Mount Cadmus
| 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 | |||||||
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Louis VII William de Warren † Everard of Breteuil † Gautier of Montjay † Reynauld of Tours † Itiers of Meingnac † Manassas of Bulles † | Mesud I | ||||||
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| 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. The French crusader army, led by Louis VII of France, was defeated by the Seljuks of Rum.