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

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 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...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

battle in Gallipoli was fought between troops sent by King Milutin and Turcopole Halil Pasha (1312). The Aydin force, 3,100 strong, were in the process...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

Byzantine army, comprising a large contingent of Alans as well as many Turcopoles, confronted the Catalans and their own Turkish allies near Apros in Thrace...

would be a good thing, provided in October 1168 one thousand knights and Turcopoles to the army. In exchange he asked to own Bilbeis and a vast territory...

border between Syria and Cilicia, 120 knights, along with some archers and Turcopoles, were ambushed near the town of Darbsâk (Terbezek). In the first phase...

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

losing 40 in return. Among those who were killed was the Hospitaller Turcopole, William de Middleton, who was killed in the battle. The Crusaders captured...

100 horsemen composed of 50 lances taken from among the knights and 50 turcopoles to the king of Armenia. On 17 April 1285, in spite of the agreement of...