Siege of Edessa

Quand

oct. 1146 – nov. 1146

Type

Siège

Coordonnées

37.15° N, 38.80° E

Description

1146 crusaders siege on Zengid Edessa

Crusaders siege on Zengid Edessa

The siege of Edessa in October–November 1146 marked the permanent end of the rule of the Frankish Counts of Edessa in the city on the eve of the Second Crusade. It was the second siege the city had suffered in as many years, the first siege of Edessa having ended in December 1144.

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