Atlas of Battles

war, 11 engagements

Battles of Second Crusade

The atlas places 11 engagements of Second Crusade (1147 to 1149): 8 battles and 3 sieges across 3 present-day countries, most in Turkey (6), Syria (3), Spain (2). The most widely documented: Siege of Damascus.

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Siege of MahónBattle of ConstantinopleBattle of LaodiceaSiege of TortosaBattle of MezzehBattle of BosraBattle of DorylaeumBattle of the MeanderBattle of EphesusBattle of Mount CadmusSiege of DamascusBattle of BosraBattle of DorylaeumBattle of the MeanderBattle of EphesusBattle of Mount CadmusSiege of DamascusGenevaBarcelonaAlexandriaAlgiersMilanAleppoNaplesTripoliBucharestTunis1000 km36.764N, 18.500E
11 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1147: 7 engagements7 in 11471148: 4 engagements11471148
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Bosra, 1147Siege of Mahón, 1147Battle of Constantinople, 1147Battle of Dorylaeum, 1147Battle of Laodicea, 1147Battle of the Meander, 1147Battle of Ephesus, 1147Battle of Mount Cadmus, 1148Siege of Tortosa, 1148Siege of Damascus, 1148Battle of Mezzeh, 114811471148
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1147Battle of BosraBosra, SyriaInconclusive
1147Siege of MahónMaó, Spain
1147Battle of ConstantinopleConstantinople, TurkeyByzantine victory
25 October 1147Battle of DorylaeumDorylaeum, TurkeySeljuk victory
1147Battle of LaodiceaLaodicea on the Lycus, TurkeySeljuk victory
1147Battle of the MeanderGreat Menderes River, TurkeyCrusader victory
24 December 1147Battle of EphesusEphesus, Turkey
6 January 1148Battle of Mount CadmusPisidia, TurkeyDecisive Seljuk victory
1 July 1148Siege of TortosaTurtusha, SpainChristian victory
28 July 1148Siege of DamascusDamascus, SyriaMuslim victory
1148Battle of MezzehMezzeh, Syria

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Second Crusade (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.