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Battle of Nicea

France · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1097Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1097

Bohemund of Otranto14 May 1097

Nicea · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

Bohemund, Tancred, Raymond IV & Robert II of Flanders begin the siege of Nicea

Bohemund of Otranto19 June 1097

Nicea · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

The Turks surrender

Walter the Penniless30 June 1097

Nicea · Warfare / Holy Crusades, 1st

The French knight Walter the Penniless (Gautier sans avoir) is killed after having led hordes through Europe and Asia in what will be called the Peasants Crusade

Names involved

Bohemund of OtrantoWalter the Penniless

Provenance

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