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The siege of Damascus took place between 24 and 28 July 1148, during the Second Crusade.It ended in a crusader defeat and led to the disintegration of the crusade. The two main Christian forces that marched to the Holy Land in response to Pope Eugene III and Bernard of Clairvaux's call for the Second Crusade were led by Kings Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany.
- 24–28 July 1148
- Muslim victory, Crusader withdrawal due to poor logistics and dispute over the city's fate
The Rif Dimashq offensive (April–May 2016) was a Syrian Army offensive in the Rif Dimashq Governorate, that was launched in late April 2016, as part of the Syrian Civil War. The offensive resulted in the military's capture of the southern section of the rebel-held East Ghouta, [2] as government forces exploited concurrent large-scale rebel ...
- 25 April –19 May 2016, (3 weeks and 3 days)
- Army and Hezbollah capture the southern section of the rebel-held East Ghouta, including the rebel strongholds of Deir al-Asafir and Zabdin
- Major Syrian Army/Hezbollah victory
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Crusade of 1129. The Crusade of 1129 or the Damascus Crusade was a military campaign of the Kingdom of Jerusalem with forces from the other crusader states and from western Europe against the Emirate of Damascus. The brainchild of King Baldwin II of Jerusalem, the crusade failed to meet its military objectives.
Heavy. Unknown. The Battle of Marj al-Saffar was fought on January 25, 1126 between a Crusader army led by King Baldwin II of Jerusalem and the Seljuk Emirate of Damascus, which was ruled by Toghtekin. The Crusaders defeated the Muslim army in the field but failed in their objective to capture Damascus.
- January 26, 1126
- See aftermath, Formation of Nizari-Burid alliance
Aug 22, 2018 · published on 22 August 2018. Available in other languages: French, Portuguese. The siege of Damascus in 1148 CE was the final act of the Second Crusade (1147-1149 CE). Lasting a mere four days from 24 to 28 July, the siege by a combined western European army was not successful, and the Crusade petered out with its leaders returning home more ...
- Mark Cartwright
7th–19th centuries. 613 – Sasanian captured Damascus during the Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628. 634 – Arab conquest of Damascus under Khalid ibn al-Walid. [1] 715 – Great Mosque built by Al-Walid I by converting the church of St John the Baptist constructed by Arcadius. [1] 789 – Qubbat al-Khazna built.
Jan 9, 2023 · Conrad led a 20,000-man army made up of knights and soldiers who journeyed on foot through Hungary. They finally arrived at the Byzantine capital, Constantinople, in September 1147. Their contemporaries, the French army, were made up of about 15,000 knights and soldiers who could fight better on horseback.
