Siege of Arqa
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The Siege of Arqa was a protracted 1099 military blockade during the First Crusade in which Crusader forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the fortified town of Arqa in present-day Lebanon.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Arqa canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Siege of Jerusalem (1099)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
march on Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Latin Christian Crusaders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muslim-controlled town of Arqa ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Crusader attempt to expand control in Levant
ⓘ
Crusader attempt to secure route to Jerusalem ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Raymond IV of Toulouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other First Crusade leaders ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately three months ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1099-05 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Arqa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Tripoli region ⓘ present-day Lebanon ⓘ |
| hasNature | protracted blockade ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForce | garrison of Arqa ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | Crusader failure ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Crusader army
ⓘ
local Muslim defenders ⓘ |
| hasPointInTime | 1099 ⓘ |
| hasResult | Arqa not captured by Crusaders ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1099-02 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective | control of coastal and inland routes in the Levant ⓘ |
| hasTheater | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfCampaign | Crusader operations in northern Syria and Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | First Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
blockade
ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ |
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