Atlas of Battles

commander, 9 engagements

Battles of Baldwin II of Jerusalem

Battles of Baldwin II of Jerusalem

Count of Edessa (r. 1100-1118) and King of Jerusalem (r. 1118–1131), 1075 to 1131

Baldwin II of Jerusalem is recorded as a commander at 9 placed engagements in the atlas between 1104 and 1130: 8 battles and 1 siege across 3 present-day countries, most in Syria (5), Turkey (3), Lebanon (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,582 km apart end to end, 198 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crusades (9).

Battle of TurbesselBattle of GergerBattle of BeirutBattle of al-AtharibBattle of HarranBattle of ShaizarBattle of HabSiege of AleppoBattle of AzazBattle of HarranBattle of ShaizarBattle of HabSiege of AleppoBattle of AzazDamascusBeirutNicosiaAdanaKonyaGaziantepHomsṬarābulusŞanlıurfaTarsus200 km35.958N, 37.273E
9 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1104: 1 engagements1 in 11041108: 1 engagements1 in 11081111: 1 engagements1 in 11111119: 1 engagements1 in 11191123: 1 engagements1 in 11231124: 1 engagements1 in 11241125: 1 engagements1 in 11251126: 1 engagements1 in 11261130: 1 engagements1 in 113011041130
9 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Harran, 1104Battle of Turbessel, 1108Battle of Shaizar, 1111Battle of Hab, 1119Battle of Gerger, 1123Siege of Aleppo, 1124Battle of Azaz, 1125Battle of Beirut, 1126Battle of al-Atharib, 113011041130
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
7 May 1104Battle of HarranHarran, TurkeySeljuk victory
1108Battle of TurbesselTurbessel, Turkey131 km WAntioch-Aleppo victory; End of Jawali's adventure and...
13 September 1111Battle of ShaizarShaizar, Syria200 km SWStalemate; Crusader withdrewl in the Battle of Shaizar...
1119Battle of HabSyria69 km NCrusader victory
1123Battle of GergerGerger, Turkey326 km NEArtuqid victory
6 October 1124Siege of AleppoAleppo, Syria263 km SWArtuqid-Bursuqid Victory
11 June 1125Battle of AzazAzaz, Syria39 km WCrusader victory
1126Battle of BeirutBeirut, Lebanon278 km SWCrusader victory
1130Battle of al-AtharibSyria278 km NEZengid victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Guillaume de Tyr, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.