1098First Crusade: Siege of Antioch

the Siege of Antioch during the First Crusade
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⚔️ Byzantine Defeat at Manzikert

Defeat of the Byzantine Empire at the Battle of Manzikert by the Seljuk army of Alp Arslan, ending three centuries of a Byzantine military and economic Golden Age.
Byzantine Defeat at Manzikert (1071)
Byzantine EmpireSeljuk EmpireBattleMilitary DefeatMedieval WarfareExpansionismPolitical InstabilityCrusades
TurkeyTurkeyArmeniaArmenia

🛡️ First Crusade: Siege of Nicaea

First Crusade: Siege of Nicaea (1097)
CrusadesByzantine EmpireSeljuk TurksHoly LandMilitary HistoryMedieval WarfareSiegeReligious Conflict
TurkeyTurkey

⚔️ First Crusade: Siege of Antioch

First Crusade: Siege of Antioch (1098)
CrusadesMedieval WarfareSiege WarfareHoly LandByzantine EmpireMuslimsReligious Conflict
TurkeyTurkeySyriaSyriaFranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Crusader Siege and Capture of Jerusalem

the Siege of Jerusalem by European Crusaders.
Crusader Siege and Capture of Jerusalem (1099)
CrusadesReligious ConflictSiege WarfareHoly LandKingdom of JerusalemEuropean ExpansionFrankish StatesIslamic World
IsraelIsrael

⚔️ Second Crusade Launched

1148: The Second Crusade is launched in response to the fall of the County of Edessa.
Second Crusade Launched (1145)
CrusadesMiddle AgesHoly LandChristianityMilitary CampaignFrankish StatesPapal StatesReligious WarfareKingdom of JerusalemIslamic World
FranceFranceUnited KingdomUnited KingdomSyriaSyriaTurkeyTurkey

⚔️ Preparations for the Third Crusade

1192: The Third Crusade is an attempt by European leaders to wrest the Holy Land from Saladin.
Preparations for the Third Crusade (1189)
CrusadesHoly LandMedieval WarfareSaladinPhilip II of FranceHoly Roman EmpireMilitary CampaignReligious Conflict
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