Narrative Unit

Andronikos Kontostephanos Komnenos, son of Stephanos (Andronikos 17004)

Drew up the army (at Manuel 1's orders) with himself towards the rear, with Byzantine strength usually commanded by Manuel, deliberately contrasted with Hungarian strength at front (:) Kinnamos 271.15-272.14

Andronikos Lampardas, military commander (Andronikos 17009)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians he marched with (Ioannes 17013? [lacuna]) and picked Byzantines, Germans and Turks; in battle he attacked Dionysios 17001 to defend Andronikos 109 (:) Kinnamos 271.13-273.15

Aspietes, military commander against Hungarians (Anonymus 17074)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he commanded a division of Byzantines behind the Turkish vanguard (:) Kinnamos 271.8-9

Philokales, military commander (Anonymus 17081)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he commanded a division of Byzantines behind the Turkish vanguard (:) Kinnamos 271.6-8

Demetrios Branas, naval commander (Demetrios 17001)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he marched in the centre of the army; in battle, his forces were dispersed leaving 80 men who engaged the enemy: in association with Joseph 17001, Georgios 17004, Konstantinos 17005 (:) Kinnamos 271.11-272.19

Dionysios, Hungarian general (Dionysios 17001)

Before battle the Byzantines stopped at his victory mound, promising fight to the death; he ordered an ironic toast to the Byzantines at their approach; in battle, he tried to concentrate the attack on Andronikos 17004 but was forestalled by Andronikos 17009 (:) Kinnamos 271.20-273.13

Georgios Branas (Georgios 17004)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he marched in the centre of the army; in battle, he acted less bravely than his brother Demetrios 17001, seeing the enemy's numerical superiority; but later his troops assisted Andronikos 17009: in association with Joseph 17001, Demetrios 17001, Konstantinos 17005 (:) Kinnamos 271.11-273.15

Ioannes Kontostephanos, envoy to Syria-Palestine (Ioannes 17013)

[conjectural filling of lacuna: in Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he marched with Andronikos 17009 and picked Byzantines, Germans and Turks]; was a major hero of the battle: in association with Andronikos 17009 (:) Kinnamos 271.14-274.13

Joseph Bryennios, military commander at Zeugminon (Joseph 17001)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he marched in the centre of the army: in association with Georgios 17004, Demetrios 17001, Konstantinos 17005 (:) Kinnamos 271.11

Kogh Vasil, Byzantine military commander (Kogh Vasil 17001)

In Byzantine battle array against Hungarians, he commanded a division of Byzantines behind the Turkish vanguard; in the battle, his division was one of only two on the left which held out (:) Kinnamos 271.6-272.17

Konstantinos Aspietes, military commander (Konstantinos 17005)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he marched in the centre of the army: in association with Joseph 17001, Georgios 17004, Demetrios 17001 (:) Kinnamos 271.12

Tatikios, military commander under Manuel I (Tatikios 17001)

In Byzantine battle array against the Hungarians, he commanded a division of Byzantines behind the Turkish vanguard; in the battle, his division was one of only two on the left which held out (:) Kinnamos 271.8-272.17

Andronikos Kontostephanos' elaborate battle array