What the records say
- When
- 31 Jul 1148 – 4 Aug 1148
- Kind
- Siege
- Coordinates
- 33.51° N, 36.30° E
- Description
- 1148 siege during the Second Crusade
Siege of Damascus (1148)
Muslim victory of the Second Crusade
The siege of Damascus took place between 24 and 28 July 1148 O.S. during the Second Crusade. Two Crusader armies from Europe and the army of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem attempted to lay siege to the Seljuk Empire city of Damascus. The effort ended in a Crusader defeat.
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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 “Siege of Damascus: The Crusaders are forced to withdraw from their siege of Damascus after only four days”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Im Zweiten Kreuzzug beginnt die Belagerung von Damaskus durch die vereinigten Heere der Könige Balduin III.”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “échec du siège de Damas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page