Toros, besieged in Mopsuestia, made a sortie against Andronikos (I), who barely escaped to Antioch
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1143-1160)
1152
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1152
Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos (
Andronikos 1
)
Arriving in Cilicia, he besieged
Toros 102
in Mopsuestia and would have captured him but for laziness and negligence; Toros made a sortie and defeated him, despite his last-minute bravery, and he only just escaped to Antioch (:)
Kinnamos 123.14-124.7
Toros II, prince of Cilician Armenia (
Toros 102
)
Was besieged by
Andronikos 1
(Komnenos) in Mopsuestia and would have been captured but for AndronikosÂ’ negligence; one wet night he made a sortie in force and won a total victory, despite Andronikos'Â’ last-minute bravery (:)
Kinnamos 123.14-124.7