Siege of Bourzey Castle information

attacked the castle of Bourzey castle held by the Principality of Antioch, Saladin captured the castle. Having captured Bakas and Al-Shughur castles, Saladin...

the Kerak Castle from early November to 4 December 1183. The Crusaders successfully withstood the siege. Kerak was the stronghold of Raynald of Châtillon...

Bourzey castle is called also Mirza castle, (Arabic: قلعة ميرزا). It is located at the border of Syria coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from...

who was preoccupied with the Siege of Tyre, sent his general, Saif al-Din Mahmud, to occupy a position near the castle, but the garrison intercepted...

The siege of Sahyun Castle took place in July 1188 between the Ayyubid Sultanate led by Saladin and the Knights Hospitaller, who held Sahyun Castle. After...

Siege of Tyre (1187) – Crusades Siege of Saone (1188) – Crusades Siege of Shughr-Bakas (1188) – Crusades Siege of Bourzey (1188) – Crusades Siege of Trapessac...

its garrison was not large enough or possessed siege engines. Saladin granted Sahyun and Bourzey to one of his emirs, Mankawar (also known as "Mankurus...

The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in...

The siege of Margat took place in 1285 and resulted in the Crusaders losing the castle of Margat to the Mamluk Sultanate. The capture of the castle paved...

The siege of Nicaea was the first major battle of the First Crusade, taking place from 14 May to 19 June 1097. The city was under the control of the Seljuk...

Masyaf Castle (Arabic: قلعة مصياف) is a medieval structure in the town of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Syria, situated in the Orontes Valley, approximately...

on the scene, the castle may already have been blockaded by Mamluk forces for several days. Of the three Arabic accounts of the siege only one was contemporary...

The siege of Mount Tabor was a military engagement between the Crusader armies of the Fifth Crusade and the Ayyubids. The combined Crusader armies laid...

The siege of Ayla was a military engagement between the troops of Saladin and the Crusader fortress in Ayla (modern-day Aqaba). Saladin successfully captured...

siege towers and machines that could throw boulders to shatter the city walls. The defenders of Tyre also built engines, hurling rocks at the siege towers...

Fatimids set fire to the siege tower, but the wind blew the flames back at the castle wall and caused part of it to collapse. A group of Knights Templar entered...