During the period of the Crusades, turcopoles (also "turcoples" or "turcopoli"; from the Greek: τουρκόπουλοι, literally "sons of Turks") were locally recruited...

merchant fleet, and a large number of mercenaries (including indigenous Turcopoles) hired with money donated to the kingdom by Henry II, King of England...

class. Since then, followers gained when creating a stronghold include "Turcopole"-type horsed crossbowmen, there is already a hint of the crusades as an...

lightly armed mercenaries as cavalry in the 12th century that were known as turcopoles (the Greek term for descendants of Turks). Its meaning has been interpreted...

of turcopolier, who was in charge of local auxiliary forces known as turcopoles, and the admiral, who commanded the navy of the Order of Saint John. The...

From 7,000 to 40,000 from the rest of Europe and Outremer, plus some Turcopoles Ayyubids: 40,000 (Saladin's field army, 1189 – estimate) 5,000–20,000...

used as mercenary light cavalry in Italy in the later 15th century. Turcopole: A light mounted archer used extensively during the Crusades in the Middle...

The Crusaders used conscripted cavalry and horse archers known as the Turcopole, made up of mostly Greek and Turks. Heavy horse archers, instead of skirmishing...

more soldiers from every other source (Danes, Frisians, Genoese, Pisans, Turcopoles). Boas notes that this calculation doesn't account for losses in earlier...

fought at the end of 1312 or in 1313, between the Byzantines and the Turcopoles led by Halil Pasha. For two years, Thrace was occupied by Halil Pasha...

of Salerno's army of 700 knights, 3,000 foot soldiers and a corps of Turcopoles was defeated at the battle of Ager Sanguinis, or "field of blood". Roger...

battle in Gallipoli was fought between troops sent by King Milutin and Turcopole Halil Pasha (1312). The Emirate [Turkish] force, 3,100 strong, were in...

refer only to knights and give no account of the number of infantry and turcopoles, except that it is evident from the number of the dead and wounded that...

crusaders, or, perhaps more often, Muslim soldiers, including the famous Turcopoles. Jerusalem was the centre of education in the kingdom. There was a school...

2024), ISBN 978-1911717089 Articles "The Military Role of the Frankish Turcopoles – a Reassessment", Mediterranean Historical Review 12 (1) (June 1997)...

they felt as a Turkish-speaking people with a Greek Orthodox religion. Turcopole Ilıcak & Varjabedian 2021, p. 23: "Turkophone Greeks are called Karamanli...

along with some Franks served as lightly armoured cavalrymen, called turcopoles. They were positioned to fight against the Turkic light cavalry and were...

700 knights, 500 Armenian cavalry and 3,000 foot soldiers, including turcopoles, hastily formed into five divisions. These drew up in a V-shaped line...

even incorporated them within their ranks, along with the Maronites and Turcopoles. Two prominent Alawite leaders in the following centuries, credited with...

Farrukh Shah Gökböri Bektimur Strength 700 knights 9,000 infantry and Turcopoles 35,000 of which 9,000 were cavalry Casualties and losses Minor deaths...

Ayyubid threat. This force numbered about 130 knights, an unknown number of turcopoles and sergeants, and up to 400 infantry. On the morning of 1 May, the Frankish...

the afternoon, resulting in heavy losses, especially among infantry and Turcopoles, while few knights were killed and nearly all horses perished. The Templars...

rebel army of Palatine Amadeus Aba at Rozgony. Battle of Gallipoli 2,000 Turcopoles are annihilated by a combined Byzantine, Kingdom of Serbia, and Genoese...

pilgrims and Italian sailors to a size of 1,300–1,500 knights, 1,500 turcopoles and over 15,000 infantry. This was said to be the largest Latin army assembled...

Allies: Genoese fleet Turcopoles Victory Byzantine and Serbian forces defeat the Turks in a camp at Gallipoli peninsula Turcopoles surrender to the Genoese...

in the war between Byzantines and Turcopoles (1312) Battle of Gallipoli Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Serbia Turcopoles Victory Stefan Milutin sent a detachment...

well as many Turcopoles. Despite the Imperial Army's numerical superiority, the Alans withdrew after the first charge, abd the Turcopoles deserted en bloc...

commanded 374 armed Frankish horsemen along with the mounted archers known as Turcopoles. The Christian knights also sided with Amalric I in order to go after...

Knights Hospitaller, who provided five hundred knights and five hundred turcopoles to attack Egypt and take it. Manuel Komnenos received the idea well. However...

employ them until the 12th century, nor were they used by the Baltic turcopoles of the Teutonic Order in the battle of Legnica (1241). An example of combined...