Catalan campaign in Asia Minor
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catalan-campaign-in-asia-minor-161-18366888
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Catalan campaign in Asia Minor
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In 1303, the Byzantine Emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus hired 6,500 Catalan mercenaries under Roger de Flor to campaign against the Turks in the spring and summer of the same year. Their costly service came with success, driving back the Turks in parts of Asia Minor. At Philadelphia, 18,000 Turkish soldiers were left dead, the work of the Catalans. However, the Byzantines got more than what they bargained for; the mercenaries were difficult to restrain and consequently much of the reconquered t
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_campaign_in_Asia_Minor
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2007-06-12T17:03:29Z
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2024-08-27T18:26:53Z
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