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Group: Béarn, Viscountcy of
People: He Jin
Topic: Sarmin, Battle of
Location: Leczyca Plock Poland

Sarmin, Battle of

Years: 1115 - 1115

In the Battle of Sarmin (or Battle of Tell Danith) on September 14, 1115, Prince Roger of Salerno's Crusader army surprises and routs the Seljuk Turkish army of Bursuq bin Bursuq of Hamadan.

“The longer you can look back, the farther you can look forward...This is not a philosophical or political argument—any oculist will tell you this is true. The wider the span, the longer the continuity, the greater is the sense of duty in individual men and women, each contributing their brief life's work to the preservation..."

― Winston S. Churchill, Speech (March 2, 1944)