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Second Crusade, Siege of Damascus, 1148

Siege of Damascus during the Second Crusade, 1148; with the armies of King Baldwin III of Jerusalem, King Louis VII of France, and right, Emperor Conrad III of Germany. The original focus of the crusade was Edessa (Urfa), but in Jerusalem, the preferred target of King Baldwin III and the Knights Templar was Damascus. At the Council of Acre, magnates from France, Germany, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem decided to divert the crusade to Damascus. The crusaders decided to attack Damascus from the west, where orchards would provide them with a constant food supply. Having arrived outside the walls of the city, they immediately put it to siege, using wood from the orchards. On July 27, the crusaders decided to move to the plain on the eastern side of the city, which was less heavily fortified but had much less food and water. Nur ad-Din Zangi arrived with Muslim reinforcements and cut off the crusader's route to their previous position. The local crusader lords refused to carry on with the siege, and the three kings had no choice but to abandon the city. The entire crusader army retreated back to Jerusalem by July 28. Image taken from Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier, 15th century.
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Second Crusade, Siege of Damascus, 1148
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Siege of Damascus during the Second Crusade, 1148; with the armies of King Baldwin III of Jerusalem, King Louis VII of France, and right, Emperor Conrad III of Germany. The original focus of the crusade was Edessa (Urfa), but in Jerusalem, the preferred target of King Baldwin III and the Knights Templar was Damascus. At the Council of Acre, magnates from France, Germany, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem decided to divert the crusade to Damascus. The crusaders decided to attack Damascus from the west, where orchards would provide them with a constant food supply. Having arrived outside the walls of the city, they immediately put it to siege, using wood from the orchards. On July 27, the crusaders decided to move to the plain on the eastern side of the city, which was less heavily fortified but had much less food and water. Nur ad-Din Zangi arrived with Muslim reinforcements and cut off the crusader's route to their previous position. The local crusader lords refused to carry on with the siege, and the three kings had no choice but to abandon the city. The entire crusader army retreated back to Jerusalem by July 28. Image taken from Chronique d'Ernoul et de Bernard le Trésorier, 15th century.
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Album / Science Source / British Library
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4200 x 3394 px | 40.8 MB
Taille d'impression:
35.6 x 28.7 cm | 14.0 x 11.3 in (300 dpi)
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