Wikiplacemarks.com  
 



Find us on Google+

Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

View on map:31.782994°N 35.232855°E

Comments

The final assault of the city was made from the marked location.

 Jack Crane


Description


Siege of Jerusalem (1099)

The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade. During it, the Crusaders stormed and captured the city from Fatimid Egypt. The Siege is notable for the massacre that followed, during which virtually the entire population of Jerusalem was slaughtered.

References

All text is available under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Average user rating: Not rated

Click on a star to rate
 

Do you have a form that you would like to turn into an application?

Please share your ideas with us.

Contact us...