Manuel crossed the Sava against the army of the ban Belus, who soon withdrew
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1143-1160)
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1150
Byzantine admiral on the Sava (
Anonymus 17036
)
Was told by the emperor
Manuel 1
to stay by the further bank of the Sava with his ships and not to pick up any Byzantine seeking refuge, not even Manuel himself; this raised morale by making cowardice pointless (:)
Kinnamos 116.9-17
Belos, ban of Hungary (
Belos 17001
)
Arrived on the Sava in place of the expected king,
Geza 52
; when he heard that the emperor
Manuel 1
was moving against him, he went back to Branicevo on the excuse of orders from Geza, to attack better from there (:)
Kinnamos 116.21-117.13
Geza II, king of Hungary (
Geza 52
)
There was a rumour he was arriving back with a strong force from Galicia in Russia, after defeating the Byzantine ally
Vladimirko 17001
;
Manuel 1
moved to cut him off, but found instead an army commanded by the ban
Belos 17001
(:)
Kinnamos 116.21-117.10
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Warned by an escaped prisoner, he moved (he thought) against the king,
Geza 52
. But the army arriving was led by the Ban
Belos 17001
, who found an excuse to withdraw to Branicevo; He did not pursue Belos, but went to camp at Branicevo (:)
Kinnamos 116.21-117.15
Following rumours of the return from Russia of
Geza 52
(of Hungary), he crossed the Sava leaving the prisoners and their guards and telling the fleet commander (
Anonymus 17037
) not to ferry any fugitives to safety (not even himself) (:)
Kinnamos 115.11-116.21
Vladimirko, ruler of Galicia (
Vladimirko 17001
)
Being a Byzantine ally, he was successfully attacked by the Hungarian king
Geza 52
, against the wishes of the emperor
Manuel 1
one reason for Manuel's attack on Hungary (:)
Kinnamos 115.14-19