| Battle of Laodicea (1147) | |||||||
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| Part of the Second Crusade | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Shield_and_Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Holy_Roman_Emperor_(c.1200-c.1300).svg){kind=small} Holy Roman Empire | Sultanate of Rum | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Otto of Freising Bernard of Carinthia † | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Laodicea was a military engagement during the Second Crusade. The German contingent led by Otto of Freising was ambushed and destroyed near Laodicea by the Seljuk Turks.
- ^ Gabriele Esposito, p. 71