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People: John of Ephesus
Topic: Breton Succession, War of the
Location: Weifang Shandong (Shantung) China

A separate force under William II of …

Years: 1101 - 1101
August

A separate force under William II of Nevers had arrived at Constantinople soon after the Lombard contingent had left Nicomedia.

He had crossed into imperial territory over the Adriatic Sea from Bari, and the march to Constantinople had been free of incident, an unusual occurrence for a crusade army.

He had quickly marched out to meet the others, but in fact never catches up with them, although the two armies must have been close to each other on numerous occasions.

William briefly besieges Iconium (Konya) but cannot take it, and …