Battle of Sarmin

September 14, 1115

Roger of Salerno, ruling Antioch during its prince's captivity, surprised a Seljuk army of eight thousand under Bursuq ibn Bursuq and scattered them in the hills east of the Orontes. A lean Crusader outpost, written off by Baghdad, had held. The victory bought the principality of Antioch another four years of relative security before the catastrophe at the Field of Blood shattered its military power.