Siege of Zara

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The Siege of Zara was a 1202 military assault by Crusader forces against the Christian city of Zara (Zadar) that marked the controversial and excommunicable diversion of the Fourth Crusade from its original mission to the Holy Land.

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Siege of Zara canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
siege
belligerent City of Zara
Crusader forces
surface form: Crusader army of the Fourth Crusade

Kingdom of Hungary
Republic of Venice
category Battles involving the Republic of Venice
Battles of the Fourth Crusade
Sieges of the Middle Ages
cause Crusaders’ debt to Venice for transport
Venetian desire to assert control over Zara
agreement between Crusader leaders and Venice
commander Boniface I of Montferrat
Enrico Dandolo
leaders of the Fourth Crusade
conflictOf Fourth Crusade
consequence diversion of the Fourth Crusade from the Holy Land
excommunication of the Crusader army by the pope
excommunication of the Venetians by the pope
defendingCommander Emeric of Hungary
surface form: King Emeric of Hungary

local leaders of Zara
describedAs first attack by Crusaders on a Christian city
endTime 1202
followedBy further diversion of the Fourth Crusade toward Constantinople
hasHistoricalPeriod High Middle Ages
hasTheme conflict between papal authority and crusading armies
political opportunism
religious controversy
locatedInPresentDay Croatia
location Adriatic Sea
Dalmatia
Zadar NERFINISHED
Zara
militaryAction bombardment of city defenses
naval blockade
notableFor marking the first major diversion of the Fourth Crusade
triggering papal excommunication of the crusading host
opponent Hungarian-Croatian forces
partOf Fourth Crusade
pointInTime 1202
precededBy assembly of the Fourth Crusade at Venice
religiousContext attack on a Christian city
controversial action within the Crusading movement
result Crusader and Venetian victory
capture of Zara
sack of Zara
startTime 1202
supportedBy Republic of Venice
target city walls of Zara

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Fourth Crusade notableEvent Siege of Zara
Enrico Dandolo participantIn Siege of Zara