Atlas of Battles

war, 7 engagements

Battles of First Crusade

The atlas places 7 engagements of First Crusade (1096 to 1099): 1 battle and 6 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Turkey (4), Israel (2), Syria (1). The most widely documented: Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Antioch, Battle of Ascalon, Siege of Nicaea, Battle of Dorylaeum.

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Siege of XerigordonSiege of NicaeaBattle of DorylaeumSiege of AntiochSiege of Ma'arraBattle of AscalonSiege of JerusalemSiege of JerusalemBaghdadAthensAlexandriaAnkaraTel AvivAleppoDamascusBeirutYerevanThessaloniki500 km36.050N, 33.194E
7 placed engagements. Present-day coastlines; larger marks are landmark engagements.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
September 1096Siege of XerigordonXerigordos, TurkeySeljuk victory
19 June 1097Siege of Nicaeaİznik, TurkeyCrusader-Byzantine victory
1 July 1097Battle of DorylaeumDorylaeum, TurkeyCrusader victory
20 October 1097Siege of AntiochAntioch, TurkeyCrusader victory
November 1098Siege of Ma'arraMa'arrat Nu'man, SyriaCrusader victory
7 June 1099Siege of JerusalemJerusalem, IsraelCrusader victory
12 August 1099Battle of AscalonAshkelon, IsraelCrusader victory; Fatimid army routed to Egypt; End of the First...

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within First Crusade (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.