12 August 1101
Battle of Ascalon
Ends Muslim resistance to to Christian occupation of the Holy Land
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Ascalon in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Ends Muslim resistance to to Christian occupation of the Holy Land
Ends Muslim resistance to to Christian occupation of the Holy Land. 50,000 Egyptians under al-Adfal are defeated by 10,000 under Godfrey de Bouillon
Captures Ascsalon from the Saracens, Muslim resistance in the Holy Land ends
Captures Ascsalon from the Saracens, Muslim resistance in the Holy Land ends
Provenance
These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match France and Ascalon. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.
This database is a research index. For formal scholarly citation, verify individual claims against appropriate primary, archival, academic or specialist sources.