The 1906 caption reads: “BOHEMOND LEADING THE CRUSADERS AT DORYLEUM.—Bohemond of Tarentum, a gigantic Norman knight, as crafty as he was strong and bold, was one of the chief heroes of the first crusade. At Doryleum he and his army were surrounded by a vastly superior number of Mahometans; but Bohemond dismounting, kept his men close together, despite all the wiles the infidels used to coat them from their ranks. In this way the crusaders maintained themselves until reinforcements came, when they completely defeated the Mahometans.” The Battle of Dorylaeum took place during the First Crusade o
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The 1906 caption reads: “BOHEMOND LEADING THE CRUSADERS AT DORYLEUM.—Bohemond of Tarentum, a gigantic Norman knight, as crafty as he was strong and bold, was one of the chief heroes of the first crusade. At Doryleum he and his army were surrounded by a vastly superior number of Mahometans; but Bohemond dismounting, kept his men close together, despite all the wiles the infidels used to coat them from their ranks. In this way the crusaders maintained themselves until reinforcements came, when they completely defeated the Mahometans.” The Battle of Dorylaeum took place during the First Crusade on 1 July 1097 between the crusader forces and the Seljuk Turks, near the city of Dorylaeum in Anatolia