A Byzantine victory prevented the Normans using rafts, but was followed by a Byzantine defeat

Summary:
Kantakouzenos heard of a hundred Normans making rafts to cross the river and attack a village beyond it. He attacked and captured most of them, including a huge cousin of Bohemond's, who was taken prisoner by a tiny Pecheneg. Alexios and Kantakouzenos organised a ceremony, in which the pigmy captor and gigantic prisoner played a starring role, causing great laughter. But Byzantine successes were interrupted by news of a massacre of the troops of Kamytzes and Kabasilas, which distressed Alexios I, without in any way making him downhearted 
Dates:
1108: 
Alexandros Kabasilas, military commander (Alexandros 101)
  • His troops, like those of Eustathios 102, were massacred by the forces of Bohemond 61; the news, coming at a time of Byzantine success, deeply saddened Alexios 1 without depressing him (:) Anna Komnene 403.21-26
Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (Alexios 1)
huge cousin of Bohemond (Anonymus 883)
  • He was one of a hundred Normans building rafts to seize a village beyond the river, attacked and mostly captured by Kantakouzenos 101; he, as a giant, was captured by the pigmy Anonymus 884, who continued to lead him back to Alexios 1, causing great laughter (:) Anna Komnene 402.6-20
tiny Pecheneg who captured a huge Norman (Anonymus 884)
  • He was a part of a force sent by Kantakouzenos 101 which captured a hundred Normans building rafts to cross the river; he, being of pigmy size, captured the giant Anonymus 884, and Kantakouzenos had him lead the prisoner on to Alexios 1, causing great laughter (:) Anna Komnene 402.6-20
Eustathios Kamytzes, military leader under Alexios I (Eustathios 102)
  • His troops, like those of Alexandros 102, were massacred by the forces of Bohemond 61; the news, coming at a time of Byzantine success, deeply saddened Alexios 1 without depressing him (:) Anna Komnene 403.21-26
Kantakouzenos, leader of foreign mercenaries (Kantakouzenos 101)
  • Hearing of a hundred Normans making rafts to cross the river and seize a village, he attacked and captured most of them, including Anonymus 883, taken prisoner by Anonymus 884; Kantakouzenos, in sending off the prisoners, had the pigmy lead the giant, to make Alexios 1 laugh (:) Anna Komnene 402.6-20