| LC control no. | sh2017004142 |
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| Topical heading | Ager Sanguinis, Battle of, Syria, 1119 |
| Variant(s) | Antioch, Battle of, Syria, 1119 Balat, Battle of, Syria, 1119 Field of Blood, Battle of the, Syria, 1119 Sarmada, Battle of, Syria, 1119 |
| See also | Syria--History--750-1260 Turkey--History--To 1453 |
| Found in | Work cat.: 2017022600: The field of blood, 2018: CIP data sheet (the Battle of the Field of Blood in 1119; the Crusader army was all but annihilated by the Turks, and its impact reverberated across the region. Their devastating loss marks a turning point in the history of the crusades- the moment when the Christian advance in Northern Syria stalled and the momentum of crusader conquest began to evaporate) galley (catastrophic crusader defeat at the Battle of the Field of Blood in 1119) Wikipedia, Aug. 11, 2017 (art. Battle of Ager Sanguinis. The Battle of Ager Sanguinis, also known as the Battle of the Field of Blood, the Battle of Sarmada, or the Battle of Balat, Roger of Salerno's Crusader army of the Principality of Antioch was annihilated by the army of Ilghazi of Mardin, the Artuqid ruler of Aleppo on June 28, 1119) Mikaberidze, Alexander. Conflict and conquest in the Islamic world, a historical encyclopedia, 2011, via Google Books, Nov. 29, 2017: v. 1, p. 44; Ager Sanguinis, Battle of, 1119 (a battle fought in the Ruj Valley (Syria) in 1119 between the Franks of Antioch and a Turkish coalition; name of the battle (Ager Sanguinis means "Field of Blood") reflects its disastrous outcome for the Christian forces) Dictionary of battles and sieges, 2007: Antioch, Syria (on the so-called Field of Blood, Roger of Antioch was killed; battle in the Crusader-Muslim Wars, 28 June 1119; cross-references to the entry are provided from Ager Sanguinis; Balat; Sarmada; Field of Blood) |
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