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Baldwin III of Jerusalem
Baldwin III of Jerusalem (1130 – 10 February 1162) was king of Jerusalem from 1143–1162. He was the eldest son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem, and the grandson of Baldwin II of Jerusalem.
Baldwin was among the second generation of children born to the descendents of the original crusaders. He...
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Second Crusade
The Second Crusade (1147–1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe. It was called in 1145, in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the previous year to the forces of Zengi. The county had been founded during the First Crusade ...
Siege of Damascus
The Siege of Damascus took place over four days in July 1148, during the Second Crusade. It ended in a decisive crusader defeat and led to the disintegration of the crusade. The two main Christian forces that marched to the Holy Land in response to...
Siege of Ascalon
The Siege of Ascalon took place in 1153, resulting in the capture of that Egyptian fortress by the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Ascalon was Fatimid Egypt's greatest frontier fortress. The Battle of Ascalon was fought outside the city in 1099 in...
Battle of Bosra
In the Battle of Bosra in 1147, a Crusader force commanded by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem fought an inconclusive running battle with Turkish forces from Damascus led by Mu'in ad-Din Unur aided by Nur ad-Din's contingent from Mosul and Aleppo....
Battle of Aintab
In the Battle of Aintab in August 1150, a Crusader force commanded by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem repelled the attacks of Nur ad-Din of Aleppo and evacuated the Latin Christian residents of the County of Edessa. This was both a tactical victory...
Battle of Lake Huleh
In the Battle of Lake Huleh in 1157, a Crusader army led by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem was ambushed and beaten by Nur ad-Din, the ruler of Muslim Syria.
In 1154, Nur ad-Din achieved his goal of seizing Damascus and welding Syria into a Zengid...
