Atlas of Battles

war, 12 engagements

Battles of First Crusade

The atlas places 12 engagements of First Crusade (1096 to 1099): 5 battles and 7 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Turkey (8), Syria (2), Israel (2). The most widely documented: Siege of Jerusalem, Siege of Antioch, Battle of Ascalon, Siege of Nicaea, Battle of Dorylaeum.

See them on the globe

Siege of XerigordonSiege of TarsusBattle of al-BarâBattle of the Lake of AntiochBattle of the Bridge GateBattle of AntiochSiege of NicaeaBattle of DorylaeumSiege of AntiochSiege of Ma'arraSiege of JerusalemBattle of AscalonSiege of NicaeaBattle of DorylaeumSiege of AntiochSiege of Ma'arraSiege of JerusalemBattle of AscalonBaghdadAthensAlexandriaTel AvivDamascusBeirutYerevanThessalonikiNicosiaİzmir500 km36.050N, 33.194E
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1096: 1 engagements1097: 4 engagements1098: 5 engagements5 in 10981099: 2 engagements10961099
12 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Siege of Xerigordon, 1096Siege of Nicaea, 1097Battle of Dorylaeum, 1097Siege of Tarsus, 1097Siege of Antioch, 1097Battle of al-Barâ, 1098Battle of the Lake of Antioch, 1098Battle of the Bridge Gate, 1098Battle of Antioch, 1098Siege of Ma'arra, 1098Siege of Jerusalem, 1099Battle of Ascalon, 109910961099
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 11 with pages

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
1097Siege of TarsusTarsus, Turkey
20 October 1097Siege of AntiochAntioch, TurkeyCrusader victory
1098Battle of al-BarâBara, Syria
1098Battle of the Lake of AntiochLake Amik, TurkeyCrusader victory
1098Battle of the Bridge GateAntakya, Turkey
1098Battle 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.