Battle of Ascalon

When

18 Aug 1099 – 24 Aug 1099

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

31.67° N, 34.56° E

Description

1099 middle ages battle

1099 final battle of the First Crusade

The Battle of Ascalon took place on 12 August 1099 shortly after the capture of Jerusalem. Often considered the last action of the First Crusade, the Crusader army led by Godfrey of Bouillon defeated and drove off a Fatimid army of Egypt.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Ascalon: The Crusader army (some 10,000 men) decisively defeats the Fatimids who are sent to relieve Jerusalem”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Kreuzfahrer unter Gottfried von Bouillon siegen in der Schlacht bei Askalon über ein fatimidisches Heer unter al-Afdal Schahanschah”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Victoire des croisés sur les Égyptiens à Ascalon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Аскалоне”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “وقوع معركة عسقلان آخر معارك الحملة الصليبية الأولى، وانتصار الصليبيين على الفاطميين”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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