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Siege of Damascus: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date July 23, 1148 - July 28, 1148
Location Damascus • Syria
Context Crusades • Second Crusade

Photos

The Siege of Damascus
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Timeline

Kerbogha Besieges Antioch in 1098
Siege of Antioch
October 20, 1097 - June 28, 1098
The Battle of Harran
Battle of Harran
May 7, 1104
Edessa
Siege of Edessa
November 28, 1144 - December 24, 1144
Alfonso Henriques, King of Portugal
Siege of Lisbon
July 1, 1147 - October 25, 1147
The Siege of Damascus
Siege of Damascus
July 23, 1148 - July 28, 1148
Battle of Ḥaṭṭīn
Battle of Ḥaṭṭīn
July 4, 1187
Richard I at Jaffa, 1192
Battle of Jaffa
August 5, 1192
The Sack of Constantinople, 1204
Sack of Constantinople
April 1204
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Albigensian Crusade
1209 - 1229
Simon de Montfort
Siege of Toulouse
1217 - 1218

Key People

Conrad III, seal, 12th century; in the Bayerisches National Museum, Munich
Conrad III
king of Germany and Holy Roman emperor
Louis VII
Louis VII
king of France
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Baldwin III
king of Jerusalem