David withdrew, but the Franks, incautiously advancing into the hilly country, were suddenly surprised by Andronikos Gidos, a general of Laskaris, in the Rough Passes of Nicomedia, and scarcely a man of them was left.
As David withdrew, the Franks, however, carelessly ventured into the hilly area, where they were suddenly ambushed by Andronikos Gidos, a military commander under Laskaris, at the Rough Passes of Nicomedia, resulting in a devastating loss for them.