Battle of Aintab

When

Aug 1150

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.06° N, 37.38° E

Description

battle in the Holy Land in 1150

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Battle in the Holy Land in 1150

In the Battle of Aintab in August 1150, a Crusader force commanded by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem repelled the attacks of Nur al-Din Zengi of Aleppo and evacuated the Latin Christian residents of the County of Edessa. This was both a tactical victory and a strategic defeat for the Crusaders.

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