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Joscelin commanded the Edessan left wing while Bohemond and Tancred commanded the Antiochene right. Ralph of Caen says that the crusaders were caught unawares when the Seljuks turned to fight, so much so that Baldwin and Bohemond fought without armor.
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Renaissance der Städte in Nordsyrien und Nordmesopotamien: Städtische Entwicklung und wirtschaftliche Bedingungen in ar-Raqqa und Harran von der beduinischen Vorherrschaft bis zu den Seldschuken
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territories also revolted in favour of the
Byzantines or Armenia. Furthermore, these events caused Bohemund to return to Italy to recruit more troops, leaving Tancred as regent of Antioch.
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The Crusades and Other Historical Essays. Presented to
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expansion. The battle had a disastrous effect on the
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A History of the Expedition to Jerusalem, 1095-1127
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697:Montgisard
692:Alexandria
647:Lake Huleh
561:2nd Aleppo
536:al-Atharib
521:1st Aleppo
354:Xerigordos
66:7 May 1104
1354:, p. 164.
1352:Bacharach
1342:, pg. 145
1300:, pg. 145
1145:Jikirmish
974:2nd Arsuf
891:Machghara
843:2nd Jaffa
831:1st Jaffa
826:1st Arsuf
752:2nd Kerak
742:1st Kerak
672:al-Babein
657:al-Buqaia
551:Qinnasrin
541:Rafaniyya
466:3rd Ramla
446:2nd Ramla
441:1st Ramla
202:Jikirmish
86:Şanlıurfa
1253:Armenian
1213:planitie
1159:lord of
1138:Benedict
1092:In 1104
1078:Frankish
1064:and the
1034:4th Acre
979:Caesarea
811:3rd Acre
777:Laodicea
767:3rd Tyre
722:2nd Acre
620:Damascus
456:1st Acre
426:Mersivan
421:Melitene
379:Samosata
332:Crusades
217:Strength
71:Location
42:Crusades
1479:, 1943.
1393:Sources
1249:Cilicia
1245:Latakia
1157:Artuqid
1110:Antioch
1060:of the
821:Iconium
792:Bourzey
747:Cresson
737:Al-Fule
727:Red Sea
652:Butaiha
605:Ephesus
546:Antioch
389:Ma'arra
359:Civetot
192: (
185:Tancred
171: (
1533:Harran
1411:
1274:vassal
1239:. The
1175:Battle
1165:Khabur
1161:Mardin
1155:, the
1153:Sokman
1151:, and
1136:, and
1114:Edessa
1098:Harran
1024:Margat
931:Forbie
782:Sahyun
757:Hattin
707:Banias
637:Aintab
556:Ba'rin
516:Yibneh
496:Sarmin
476:Beirut
461:Harran
364:Nicaea
336:Levant
211:Sokman
128:Result
90:Turkey
77:Harran
1217:Raqqa
1149:Mosul
989:Safed
984:Haifa
848:Toron
797:Safed
662:Harim
581:Bosra
481:Sidon
471:Artah
416:Arsuf
227:6.500
206:Mosul
81:Raqqa
1409:ISBN
1207:and
1132:the
1124:the
1104:and
1052:The
1039:Ruad
1019:Homs
921:Gaza
862:Zara
702:Hama
687:Ayla
632:Inab
526:Azaz
394:Arqa
63:Date
1330:by
1112:to
506:Hab
204:of
195:POW
174:POW
23:or
1489::
1471:,
1431:,
1338:,
1334:,
1128:,
177:),
88:,
323:e
316:t
309:v
208:,
198:)
187:,
182:,
92:)
27:.
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