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Years: 1126 - 1126
Baldwin II, after winning the Battle of Azaz northeast of Antioch, leads an army of Franks to attack Damascus in early 1126.
His army consists of the usual mounted knights and men-at-arms supported by spearmen and bowmen on foot.
At Marj al-Saffar, thirty kilometers outside Damascus, the Crusaders encounter the army of Damascus, which offers battle.
Toghtekin, founder of the Burid dynasty, rules Damascus at that time.
Only a few details are known about the battle.
The sources are not in agreement about tactical details, but they concur that the Crusaders failed to seize Damascus.
The Franks lost many men to Turkish archery in a very close-fought engagement.
Because of their heavy casualties, the Crusaders were forced to retreat.
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- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Danishmends
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Taranto, Principality of
- Antioch, Principality of
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Damascus, Burid Emirate of
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Years: 1126 - 1126
Locations
People
Groups
- Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
- Danishmends
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Taranto, Principality of
- Antioch, Principality of
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Damascus, Burid Emirate of
- Burid dynasty
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Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions