What the records say
- When
- 31 Dec 1147
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 37.94° N, 27.34° E
- Description
- 1147 battle during the Second Crusade
Battle of Ephesus (1147)
Battle during the Second Crusade
The Battle of Ephesus took place on 24 December 1147 during the Second Crusade. The French Crusader army, led by Louis VII of France, successfully fended off an ambush by the Seljuks of Rum outside Ephesus.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Ephesus: The French crusaders under Louis VII leave Ephesus, and ascend the Meander Valley”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Эфесе”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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