Battle of the Orontes

Quand

15 sept. 994

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

35.25° N, 36.58° E

Description

between the Byzantines and their Hamdanid allies against the forces of the Fatimid vizier of Damascus

994 battle of the Arab-Byzantine Wars

The Battle of the Orontes was fought on 15 September 994 between the Byzantines and their Hamdanid allies under Michael Bourtzes against the forces of the Fatimid vizier of Damascus, the Turkish general Manjutakin. The battle was a Fatimid victory.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Battle of the Orontes: Fatimid forces, under Turkish general Manjutakin (also the governor of Damascus), besiege Apamea (modern Syria) »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « le duc byzantin d’Antioche, Michel Bourtzès, qui cherchait à soutenir Alep, est battu par les forces fatimides à la bataille des gués de l'Oronte »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « 15 сентября 994 года — сражение на Оронте — войска Византийской империи и её хамданидские союзники потерпели поражение от войск Фамитидского халифата »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source