The gates of Mosynopolis were set alight and the Byzantines stormed in , slaughtering the defenders .
The reinforced Byzantine army under Branas attacked the Norman advanced guard , routing a division of this force and pursuing it back to the town before again defeating it outside its walls .
The gates of Mosynopolis were set alight and the Byzantine stormed in , slaughtering the defenders .
The reinforced Byzantine army under Branas attacked the Norman advanced guard , routing a division of this force and pursuing it back to the town before again defeating it outside its walls .