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| 1071 | Alyates, Theodore |  |
| 26th Aug Manzikert the Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios , the right wing under Theodore Alyates , and the centre under the Emperor |
| 1071 | Bryennios | |
| 26th Aug Manzikert the Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios , the right wing under Theodore Alyates , and the centre under the Emperor |
| 1071 | Ducas, Andronicus | |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Andronicus Ducas leads the reserve forces in the rear |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Retreats Byzantine troops prior to battle & contributes to the victory of Seljuk Turks |
| 26th Aug Manzikert With the Seljuks avoiding battle, Romanos is forced to order a withdrawal by the time night fell, the right wing misunderstood the order, and Doukas , as an enemy of Romanos, deliberately ignored the emperor marches to the camp outside Manzikert |
| 1071 | Romanus IV | |
| 23rd Aug Manzikert Romanos is unaware of the loss of Tarchaneiotes and continues to Manzikert, which he easily captures |
| 24th Aug Manzikert Romanos draws up his troops into formation and sends the left wing out under Bryennios , who was almost surrounded by the Turks and is forced to retreat once more |
| 24th Aug Manzikert The Armenian general Basilaces was sent out with some cavalry, as Romanos did not believe this was Arslan's full army; the cavalry was destroyed and Basilaces taken prisoner |
| 25th Aug Manzikert Romanos rejects a Seljuk peace embassy as he wanted to settle the Turkish problem with a decisive military victory and understood that raising another army would be both difficult and expensive |
| 26th Aug Manzikert Isolated from the bulk of his army, which turns to flight, believing that the Emperor had been killed, the withdrawal of the Byzantine army allows the Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan to capture Romanos IV |
| 26th Aug Manzikert the Byzantine army gathers itself into a proper battle formation and marches on the Turkish positions, with the left wing under Bryennios , the right wing under Theodore Alyates , and the centre under the Emperor |
| 26th Aug Manzikert The remnants of the Byzantine centre, including the Emperor and the Varangian Guard, are encircled by the Seljuks, Romanus is injured, and taken prisoner when the Seljuks discover him |
| 26th Aug Manzikert With the Seljuks avoiding battle, Romanos is forced to order a withdrawal by the time night fell, the right wing misunderstood the order, and Doukas , as an enemy of Romanos, deliberately ignored the emperor marches to the camp outside Manzikert |
