Battle of the hill of Lebounion
The battle of the Colline of Lebounion is a victory of the Byzantine forces of Alexis {{Ier}} Comnène and its allies Coumans on the forces Petchenègues.
Since their first incursions into the territory of the empire, Petchenègues were always a danger to the Byzantines by their plunderings. However the imperial army had already tried to push back these invaders with various fortunes.
In 1090 Tzachas, the emir of Smyrna, pushed Petchenègues to attack Constantinople to tackle the latter of two banks, European and Asian. While the brother of Alexis, Constantin Doukas attacked the Turks of Smyrna, the basileus conducted to him even the campaign against Petchenègues. After beatbeing beaten first Alexis once cuts off itself with Tzurulon. On their side Petchenègues put their winter quarter in the area of the Maritza. The emperor learning that Tzachas raises a fleet and exhorts Petchenègues to invade the peninsula of Gallipoli, Alexis 1st decides to prevent the junction of the two allied ones. Raising an army, Alexis Comnène called upon Coumans, but, being wary, put between the latter and his army Maritza.
April 29th, 1091, Petchenègues underwent a complete rout with the foot of the hill of Lebounion. The end of this battle finished in massacre. Indeed the last survivors will be made enlist by the imperial army. They will be in the years which will follow trusty servants of the emperor and will help it to contain the armies of the First crusade which will cross the Empire at the any end of the 11th century. However all Petchenègues will not follow this engagement since Jean II Comnène in 1122 still fights an important battle against the latter.
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