Boris was successful & crossed the Danube at night laden with booty, lit by Manuel's torches
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MANUEL I (1143-1180) (1143-1160)
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Dates:
1150
Boris, Hungarian pretender (
Boris 17001
)
Defeated 3 Hungarian regiments, who thought he was the emperor
Manuel 1
, and returned laden with booty pursued by the king,
Geza 52
, who knew who he was. Crossed the Danube at night lit by torches arranged by Manuel (:)
Kinnamos 118.1-10
Geza II, king of Hungary (
Geza 52
)
Pursued the pretender
Boris 17001
, knowing he was not the emperor
Manuel 1
, but Boris escaped across the Danube at night lit by torches arranged by Manuel; he camped on the Danube, but as another defeat would be disastrous, he sued for peace (:)
Kinnamos 118.4-17
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (
Manuel 1
)
Sent the pretender
Boris 17001
to plunder Hungary round Mount Temises; Boris was successful and crossed the Danube at night laden with booty, lit by torches arranged by Manuel (A little later:ὀλίγῳ δὲ ὕστερον)
Kinnamos 117.15-118.10