Siege of Nicaea

When

14 May 1097 – 19 Jun 1097

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

40.43° N, 29.72° E

Description

1097 The siege of Nicaea

Part of the First Crusade (1097)

The siege of Nicaea was the first major battle of the First Crusade, taking place from 14 May to 19 June 1097. The city was under the control of the Seljuk Turks who opted to surrender to the Byzantines in fear of the Crusaders breaking into the city. The siege was followed by the Battle of Dorylaeum and the Siege of Antioch, all taking place in modern Turkey.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Siege of Nicaea: The Crusaders begin their campaign with the siege of Nicaea (the capital of the Sultanate of Rum)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Nikea Kuşatması gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ein Heer von Kreuzfahrern unter der Führung von Bohemund von Tarent, Gottfried von Bouillon und Adhemar de Monteil beginnt mit der Belagerung von Nicäa”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début du siège de Nicée par les croisés”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада и взятие крестоносцами и ромеями Никеи”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “حصار نيقية، بدأ الصليبيون حملتهم بحصار نيقية (عاصمة سلطنة روم)، وقاموا بتوزيع قواتهم على أقسام مختلفة من الأسوار المحصنة جيداً بـ 200 برج”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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