Manuel made a complex, three-pronged attack to teach the Hungarians a lesson

Summary:
 
Dates:
1166 
Alexios Axouchos (Alexios 17004)
  • Was sent by Manuel 1 to the Danube to give the impression that the Byzantine offensive would be conventional; in fact, there were also two other attacks: in association with Bela 53 (:) Kinnamos 260.3-14
Andronikos Lampardas, military commander (Andronikos 17009)
  • Was sent as general by Manuel 1 in the third attack on Hungary, from near Russia in the north; after passing rugged empty areas they attacked populous villages, killing, plundering and capturing, and setting up a copper cross with a poem: in association with Leon 17001, Ioannes 17015 (:) Kinnamos 260.18-261.11
Bela III, king of Hungary (Bela 53)
  • Was sent by Manuel 1 to the Danube to give the impression that the Byzantine offensive would be conventional; in fact, there were also two other attacks: in association with Alexios 17004 (:) Kinnamos 260.3-14
Ioannes Doukas, military commander in Dalmatia (Ioannes 17015)
  • Was sent as general by Manuel 1 in the third attack on Hungary, from near Russia in the north; after passing rugged empty areas they attacked populous villages, killing, plundering and capturing, and setting up a copper cross with a poem: in association with Andronikos 17009, Leon 17001 (:) Kinnamos 260.18-261.11
Leon Batatzes, military leader (Leon 17001)
  • Was sent by Manuel 1 with a large army and a contingent of Vlachs (said to have been Italian colonists) to invade Hungary from the direction of the Black Sea (never used before), ruthlessly killing and capturing people and booty (:) Kinnamos 260.7-18
  • Was sent as general by Manuel 1 in the third attack on Hungary, from near Russia in the north; after passing rugged empty areas they attacked populous villages, killing, plundering and capturing, and setting up a copper cross with a poem: in association with Andronikos 17009, Ioannes 17015 (:) Kinnamos 260.18-261.11
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (Manuel 1)