siege of Damascus took place between 24 and 28 July 1148, during the Second Crusade. It ended in a crusader defeat and led to the disintegration of the...
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Hughes Siege of Damascus during the Crusade of 1129 Siege of Damascus (1148), a failed siege during the Second Crusade Siege of Damascus (1229), a siege during...
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Year 1148 (MCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 1 – The French crusaders...
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south, arguing that if Damascus were conquered, these states would fall as well. Crusader armies attacked Damascus a third time in 1148 during the Second Crusade...
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The siege of Tortosa (1 July – 30 December 1148) was a military action of the Second Crusade (1147–49) in Spain. A multinational force under the command...
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Crusades (category Medieval history of the Middle East)
five-day siege of Damascus from 24 to 28 July 1148. The barons of Jerusalem withdrew support and the Crusaders retreated before the arrival of a relief...
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Ridefort was beheaded by Saladin in 1189 at the Siege of Acre. The Grand Master oversaw all of the operations of the order, including both the military operations...
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distinguishing itself in the Siege of Ascalon of 1153. In 1130, Pope Innocent II gave the order its coat of arms, a silver cross in a field of red (gueulles).[dubious...
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Ibn al-Qalanisi (category People from Damascus)
also witnessed the siege of Damascus in 1148 during the Second Crusade, which ended in a decisive crusader defeat. The entire material of his chronicle covers...
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Bab al-Saghir (redirect from Cemetery of Bab as-Saghir)
constructed out of mud bricks, causing it to be the weakest entrance to the city. Because of this, it is probable that during the Siege of Damascus (1148), the...
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Crusades Siege of Almería (1147) – Reconquista Siege of Lisbon (1147) – Reconquista Siege of Tortosa (1148) – Reconquista Siege of Damascus (1148) – Second...
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List of terrorist attacks in Damascus Rif Dimashq offensive (disambiguation), a number of offensives Siege of Damascus (634) Siege of Damascus (1148) Siege...
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Sayf al-Din Ghazi I (category Zengid emirs of Mosul)
In 1148, together with his brother Nur al-Din Zengi, he marched south to help defend Damascus during the Second Crusade (see Siege of Damascus) from...
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Damascus (/dəˈmæskəs/ də-MASK-əs, UK also /dəˈmɑːskəs/ də-MAH-skəs; Arabic: دِمَشق, romanized: Dimašq) is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest...
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Second Crusade (category Wars involving the Kingdom of Jerusalem)
and Conrad and the remnants of their armies reached Jerusalem and participated in 1148 in an ill-advised attack on Damascus, which ended in their retreat...
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Mu'in ad-Din Unur (redirect from Unur of Damascus)
1148, news reached Damascus of a new crusade, called in response to Zengi's capture of Edessa in 1145. Mu'in ad-Din prepared for the inevitable siege...
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martial prowess of his knights managed to throw off the Muslim assault. Later, Jerusalem's truce with Damascus was restored. In 1148 the crusade finally...
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Ascalon remained strong and large. After the failure of the Second Crusade in 1148, Conrad III of Germany attempted to besiege the fortress, but was forced...
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Rosa × damascena (redirect from Damascus rose)
in the Siege of Damascus in 1148 at the second crusade, is sometimes credited for bringing the Damask rose from Syria to Europe. The name of the rose...
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The siege of Edessa (Arabic, romanized: fatḥ al-Ruhāʾ, lit. 'liberation of Edessa') took place from 28 November to 24 December 1144, resulting in the fall...
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Everard des Barres (category Grand Masters of the Knights Templar)
of the crusade at the Siege of Damascus in 1148, Louis returned to France, followed by Everard, who was in charge of the king's treasury. Everard's Templars...
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Nur al-Din Zengi (redirect from Nur ad-Din, atabeg of Aleppo)
and Bara.[citation needed] In 1148, the Second Crusade arrived in Syria, led by Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany. Nur ad-Din's victories...
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Battle of Bosra (1147) – 1147 – Crusades Siege of Damascus (1148) – 1148 – Second Crusade (Crusades) Battle of Inab – 1149 – Crusades Battle of Harim –...
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Elinand (redirect from Elinard of Bures)
one of the main supporters of Melisende of Jerusalem. Mu'in ad-Din Unur, the ruler of Damascus, bribed him during the siege of Damascus in 1148, according...
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Ghuta (redirect from Damascus oasis)
is a countryside area in southwestern Syria that surrounds the city of Damascus along its eastern and southern rim. Ghouta is the Arabic term (ghuta)...
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Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus, p. 37. ISBN 978-1-84603-354-4. Steven Runciman (1952). A History of The Crusades. Vol II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem...
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1016/s0304-4181(96)00022-x. David Nicolle (2009). The Second Crusade 1148: Disaster outside Damascus, p. 37. ISBN 978-1-84603-354-4. Bresc, Henri (2003). "La Sicile...
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participated in the Council of Acre, where the ill-fated decision to attack Damascus was made. Theoderic participated in the Siege of Damascus, led by his wife's...
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determined that the crusaders would march against Damascus. Whatever the reasons for the Siege of Damascus were, the results were disastrous for the crusaders...
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