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[edit] The size of the Seljuk army

"Following their successful siege of Nicaea in 1097, the crusaders split into two columns to aid foraging. The vanguard under Bohemond was attacked at Bozüyük. Sultan Kilij Arslan led 7,000-8,000 Seljuk mounted archers in an ambush, throwing the crusaders into confusion." Matthew Bennett, The Hutchinson Dictionary of Ancient & Medieval Warfare, Helicon Publishing Ltd, 1998. p. 103 Lysandros 15:45, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

"[...]The result was a gap of about 5 kilometres between the vanguard, consisting of the armies of Bohemond, Robert of Normandy and Stephen of Blois about 20,000 strong, and the main force of about 30,000. They were aware of that Kilij Arslan was about: he had returned to the fray after the defeat of Nicaea, whith an army of 6,000-7,000 mounted man, including his new allies, the Danishmend Turks." John France, The Crusades And The Expansion Of Catholic Christendom, 1000-1714, Routledge, 2005. p. 73 Lysandros 21:33, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Battlebox / Crusader strength

The crusaders won this battle with the arrival of the second crusader army, but only Bohemund's force is mentioned in the battlebox. Why..? Lysandros 19:48, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dismounted

How did knights get horses shot out from under them when they're on foot? AThousandYoung (talk) 06:34, 5 May 2008 (UTC)