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Medieval era · 1099

Battle of Ascalon

The Battle of Ascalon took place on 12 August 1099 shortly after the capture of Jerusalem. Often considered the last action of the First Crusade, the Crusader army led by Godfrey of Bouillon defeated and drove off a Fatimid army of Egypt.

Battle of Ascalon
Battle of Ascalon · Engraving by C.W. Sharpe, based on a painting of the same title by Gustav Dore. Copyright held by Frank Hunter Potter., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1099
Where
Ashkelon
Era
Medieval

Topics

Israel1,457 BCE – today

Before and after

Siege of Jerusalem1099Battle of Melitene1100Show on timeline

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