The crusaders in the East : a brief history of the wars of Islam with the Latins in Syria during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries / by W.B. Stevenson, M.A.

  • Stevenson, William Barron, 1869-1954.
Date:
1907
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Credit: The crusaders in the East : a brief history of the wars of Islam with the Latins in Syria during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries / by W.B. Stevenson, M.A. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. INTRODUCTION. The crusades as a part of eastern history—the preparation for the crusades—their origin—their purpose—their relation to the Greek empire the measure of their success—their Moslem opponents—dependence of the Latin states on European help—causes of their overthrow—periods in their history PP* ^ ^7 CHAPTER I. THE FIRST CRUSADE ; ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LATINS IN JERUSALEM AND TRIPOLIS, A.D. IO99—III9. Situation in Syria, Egypt, and Asia Minor, at the time of the Latin invasion—the crusaders in Asia Minor—Baldwin establishes himself in Edessa—siege and capture of Antioch—Bohemond becomes prince of Antioch—Raymond, Tancred and Godfrey march south to Palestine— siege and capture of Jerusalem A.D. 1099—battle of Ascalon—Godfrey chosen to be defender of the Holy Sepulchre—the task of the Latin colonists—the hostility of El-afdal in Egypt—first conflicts with the emirs of Palestine—death of Godfrey A.D. 1100—succeeded by Baldwin of Edessa —outstanding features of his reign—capture of Arsuf and Caesarea and battle of Ramla A.D. iioi—second Egyptian invasion A.D. 1102—capture of‘Akka A.D. 1104—Egyptian invasion A.D. 1105—hostilities with Tugtakin of Damascus A.D. 1105-1108—failure of siege of Sidon . pp. 18—50 Raymond’s conquests in the neighbourhood of Tripolis—hostilities with Homs and Damascus—capture of Antartus A.D. 1102—building of castle on the Pilgrims’ hill—capture of Jubail A.D. 1104—death of Raymond A.D. 1105 —Tripolis under William of Cerdagne—invasion by Tugtakin of Damascus A.D. 1109—capture of ‘Arka and Tripolis A.D. 1109—Bertram as count of Tripolis pp. 51—58 Baldwin captures Beirut A.D. mo—expedition to Edessa—capture of Sidon A.D. mo—second expedition to Edessa A.D. mi—siege of Tyre fails A.D. 1111-12—Maudud invades Palestine A.D. 1113—end of the period of the making of the kingdom and beginning of a wave of Moslem reaction— closing years of Baldwin’s reign A.D. 1114-1118—hostilities with Tugtakin after Baldwin’s death A.D. 1118-1119—character of Baldwin I pp. 58—68