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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Expansion of Muslim control in the region
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gptkbp:casualties
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Heavy losses for the Byzantine Empire
Significant losses for the Rashidun Caliphate
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Rashidun_Caliphate
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Abu_Ubaidah_ibn_al-Jarrah
gptkb:Heraclius
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gptkbp:date
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January 21, 636
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gptkbp:duration
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One day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Qinnasrin
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Byzantine-Arab Wars
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:The_Conquest_of_Syria
gptkb:The_History_of_the_Prophets_and_Kings
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Battle of the Orontes
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gptkbp:location
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Orontes River, Syria
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Yarmouk
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gptkbp:result
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Decisive Muslim victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Part of the Muslim conquest of the Levant
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of trade routes
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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Cavalry charges
Flanking maneuvers
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gptkbp:terrain
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River valley
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Clear skies
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Antigonus_I_Monophthalmus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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