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the army of Aleppo. The Latin prince is supposed to have won by his "skillful use of ground." The Franks may have gained a tactical advantage by using the "device of a feigned retreat." The Muslim infantry entered the Crusader camp after the initial Crusader retreat and were then surprised and killed by the Crusaders, with only a small number escaping.
989:, may have expelled Antioch's garrison from the fortress and allied with Ridwan or surrendered to the latter upon his approach to the fortress. Artah was the last Crusader-held fortress east of the city of Antioch and its loss could result in a direct threat to the city by Muslim forces. It is unclear if Ridwan thereafter garrisoned Artah. 997:
With a force of 1,000 cavalry and 9,000 infantry, Tancred laid siege to the castle of Artah. Ridwan of Aleppo tried to interfere with the operation, gathering a host of 7,000 infantry and an unknown number of cavalry. 3,000 of the Muslim infantrymen were volunteers. Tancred gave battle and defeated
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Tancred proceeded to consolidate the Principality's control of its eastern frontier regions, precipitating the flight of local Muslims from the areas of the al-Jazr and
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embarked for Europe, leaving Tancred as regent in Antioch. The new regent began to patiently recover the lost castles and walled towns.
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In mid-spring 1105, the inhabitants of Artah, which is located 25 miles (40 km) east-northeast of
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The Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh. Parts 1-3
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were abandoned. In order to raise additional Crusader reinforcements,
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The Creation of the Principality of Antioch, 1098-1130
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Index

Crusades

Artah
Syria
Reyhanlı
Crusader
Principality of Antioch
Seljuk Turks
Aleppo
Tancred of Galilee
Fakhr al-Mulk Ridwan
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Crusades
Levant
First Crusade
Xerigordos
Civetot
Nicaea
1st Dorylaeum
1st Antioch
Samosata
2nd Antioch
Ma'arra
Arqa
1st Jerusalem
1st Ascalon
Arsuf
Melitene

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