The siege of Nicaea was the first major battle of the First Crusade, taking place from 14 May to 19 June 1097. The city was under the control of the Seljuk...
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The siege of Nicaea of 727 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Umayyad Caliphate to capture the Byzantine city of Nicaea, the capital of the Opsician Theme...
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Nicaea (also spelled Nicæa or Nicea, /naɪˈsiːə/ ny-SEE-ə; Latin: [niːˈkae̯.a]), also known as Nikaia (Ancient Greek: Νίκαια, Attic: [nǐːkai̯a], Koine:...
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The siege of Nicaea by the forces of Orhan I from 1328 to 1331, resulted in the conquest of a key Byzantine Greek city by the Ottoman Turks. It played...
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First Crusade (redirect from Crusade of 1095)
assault during the Siege of Nicaea in June 1097 resulted in an initial crusader victory. In July, the crusaders won the Battle of Dorylaeum, fighting...
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The Siege of Nicaea took place in 1097 as part of the First Crusade. Siege of Nicaea may also refer to: Siege of Nicaea (727), part of the Arab–Byzantine...
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The siege of Nicaea of 1113 occurred in the course of the Byzantine-Seljuk wars. After suffering defeat at the hands of the First Crusade, the Seljuk...
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Manuel Boutoumites (category Ambassadors of the Byzantine Empire to the Kingdom of Jerusalem)
path was Nicaea, the Seljuk capital, prompting the Siege of Nicaea in 1097. Boutoumites had been instructed by Alexios to secure the surrender of the city...
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left Nicaea on 26 June 1097, with a deep distrust of the Byzantines, who had taken the city without their knowledge after the lengthy siege of Nicaea. In...
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of Constantinople by the Arabs 727 – Siege of Nicaea – Unsuccessful siege of Nicaea by the Arabs 740 – Battle of Akroinon – Byzantine emperor Leo III...
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of the armies, including the minor armies and contingents, was dependent on the battle. Details can be found in the articles on the siege of Nicaea,...
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cities of Dyrrhachium and Corfu (see 1084). May 14 – Siege of Nicaea: The Crusaders begin their campaign with the siege of Nicaea (the capital of the Sultanate...
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Testudo formation (category Infantry units and formations of ancient Rome)
type of shield wall formation commonly used by the Roman legions during battles, particularly when they were the attacking force during sieges. In the...
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1204–1453, University of Pennsylvania Press, ISBN 978-0-8122-1620-2 İnalcık, Halil (1994), "Osman Ghazi's Siege of Nicaea and the Battle of Bapheus", in Zachariadou...
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in the siege of Nicaea in June 1097, while as few as 15,000 may have taken part in the siege of Jerusalem in July 1099. Lying on the slopes of the Orontes...
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of the Byzantine Empire (Empire of Trebizond, Despotate of Epirus, Despotate of the Morea, Empire of Nicaea, Empire of Thessalonica, Principality of Theodoro)...
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an oath of friendship, and offered his support against Bohemond, mutual enemy of both Raymond and Alexios. He was present at the siege of Nicaea and the...
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Gaul Siege of Angers (722) Siege of Nicaea (727) by the Umayyads Siege of Kamarja (729) by the Turgesh Siege of Bordeaux (732) – Umayyad invasion of Gaul...
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Eustace was present at the Siege of Nicaea (May–June 1097), helped rescue Bohemund of Taranto's beleaguered troops at the Battle of Dorylaeum (1 July 1097)...
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brothers Eustace III and Baldwin of Boulogne, Godfrey joined the First Crusade in 1096. He took part in actions at Nicaea, Dorylaeum, and Antioch, before...
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count of Blois and Count of Chartres. He led an army during the First Crusade, was at the surrender of the city of Nicaea, and directed the siege of Antioch...
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year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Spring – Siege of Nicaea: Malik Shah, Seljuk ruler of the Sultanate of Rum, sends an expedition through...
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Trebuchet (category Medieval siege engines)
in favor of gunpowder weapons. Counterweight trebuchets at the siege of Nicaea (1097), c. 1270 Counterweight trebuchet at the siege of Nicaea (1097), 1337...
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oath, but some of the other leaders did and there was some delay in leaving the city. Robert then participated in the Siege of Nicaea, after which the...
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Osman I (category Wikipedia articles published in WikiJournal of Humanities)
Dictionary of Byzantium. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-19-504652-8. İnalcık, Halil (1994), "Osman Ghazi's Siege of Nicaea and...
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participated in the siege of Nicaea in 1097, but the city was taken by Alexius' army after secret negotiations with the Seljuk Turks. Because of this, Tancred...
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Crusades (category Medieval history of the Middle East)
capture after the siege of Nicaea and a Byzantine naval assault in the high point of Latin and Greek co-operation. The first experience of Turkish tactics...
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The following is a list of the casualties count in battles or offensives in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually...
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Mu'awiya ibn Hisham (category Umayyad people of the Arab–Byzantine wars)
then their combined forces took the fortress of Ateous, and advanced on Nicaea. Despite a 40-day siege, however, they failed to capture it. In 728 he...
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Ottoman sieges and landings Timeline of Turks (500-1300) Timeline of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rûm List of Ottoman Empire territories List of cities conquered...
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