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An illustration of Kerbogha besieging Antioch, from a 14th-century manuscript in the care of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. As the starving and outnumbered Crusaders emerged from the gates of the city and divided into six regiments, Kerbogha's commander, Watthab ibn Mahmud, urged him to immediately strike their advancing line. [4]
A 13th-century depiction of battle outside Antioch from William of Tyre's Histoire d'Outremer, in the care of the British Museum. On Monday 28 June the crusaders emerged from the city gate, [53] with Raymond of Aguilers carrying the Holy Lance before them. Kerbogha hesitated against his generals' pleadings, hoping to attack them all at once ...
The Prayer Book Rebellion or Western Rising [1] was a popular revolt in Cornwall and Devon in 1549. In that year, the first Book of Common Prayer , presenting the theology of the English Reformation , was introduced.
Battle of Antioch (1097), a siege by the Crusaders against the Muslim-held city, part of the First Crusade; Battle of Antioch (1098), a battle between the Crusaders of Antioch and a Turkish coalition, part of the First Crusade; Battle of Antioch (1268), a siege in which the Mamelukes under Baibars captured the city of Antioch
Eventually, after denying Bulgaria of about a third of its land, the Bulgarians risked everything in one battle in 1014. The Battle of Kleidion was a disaster for the Bulgarians and the Byzantine army captured 15,000 prisoners; 99 out of every 100 was blinded and the 100th was spared one eye to guide the rest back to their homes. The Bulgarians ...
Downey then suggests that two battles took place: an initial engagement matching the one described by Herodian, and a later battle near Antioch, which Downey agrees was the decisive point in the rebellion. [26] Other historians either support Dio's suggested site near Antioch [34] [35] [36] or make no claim with regards to the location of the ...
The siege of Antioch occurred in 1268 when the Mamluk Sultanate under Baibars finally succeeded in capturing the city of Antioch.Prior to the siege, the Crusader Principality was oblivious to the loss of the city, as demonstrated when Baibars sent negotiators to the leader of the former Crusader state and mocked his use of "Prince" in the title Prince of Antioch.
Although the civil war between the supporters of John VI Kantakouzenos and Empress Anna of Savoy, both acting as regents for John V Palaeologus was not primarily a religious conflict, the theological dispute between the supporters and opponents of Palamas did play a role. Although several significant exceptions leave the issue open to question ...