Atlas of Battles

commander, 8 engagements

Battles of Joscelin I, Count of Edessa

Battles of Joscelin I, Count of Edessa

Prince of Galilee (1112-1119) and Count of Edessa (1072-1131)

Joscelin I, Count of Edessa is recorded as a commander at 8 placed engagements in the atlas between 1101 and 1125: 7 battles and 1 siege across 2 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Syria (4). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,310 km apart end to end, 187 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Crusades (7), Crusade of 1101 (1).

Battle of TurbesselBattle of SarujBattle of ManbijBattle of MersivanBattle of HarranBattle of ShaizarSiege of AleppoBattle of AzazBattle of MersivanBattle of HarranBattle of ShaizarSiege of AleppoBattle of AzazAnkaraYerevanNicosiaMosulAdanaKonyaSamsunKirkuk500 km38.069N, 37.249E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1101: 1 engagements1104: 1 engagements1108: 1 engagements1111: 1 engagements1122: 1 engagements1124: 2 engagements2 in 11241125: 1 engagements11011125
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Mersivan, 1101Battle of Harran, 1104Battle of Turbessel, 1108Battle of Shaizar, 1111Battle of Saruj, 1122Battle of Manbij, 1124Siege of Aleppo, 1124Battle of Azaz, 112511011125
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1101Battle of MersivanMerzifon, TurkeySeljuk victory
7 May 1104Battle of HarranHarran, Turkey542 km SESeljuk 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...
1122Battle of SarujSuruç, Turkey253 km NEArtuqid victory
1124Battle of ManbijSyria65 km SWArtuqid victory
6 October 1124Siege of AleppoAleppo, Syria81 km SWArtuqid-Bursuqid Victory
11 June 1125Battle of AzazAzaz, Syria39 km WCrusader 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, Édouard Odier (1800-1887), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.