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Battle of Aintab
Part of the Crusades
DateAugust 1150
Location
Gaziantep, Turkey
Result Crusader victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem Zengids
Commanders and leaders
Baldwin III of Jerusalem Nur ad-Din Zangi
Strength
500 knights
unknown number of infantry
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

In the Battle of Aintab in August 1150, a Crusader force commanded by King Baldwin III of Jerusalem repelled the attacks of Nur ad-Din Zangi of Aleppo and evacuated the Latin Christian residents of the County of Edessa. This was both a tactical victory and a strategic defeat for the Crusaders.

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