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to arrange for supplies and was due back soon, and most of the leaders argued to wait for him to return (which he never did). However, Geoffrey Burel, who had taken command, argued that it would be cowardly to wait, and that they should move against the Turks right away. His will prevailed and, on
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143:Commanders and leaders
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185:Casualties and losses
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1231:October 21,
1191:October 21,
1065:and of the
1036:3rd Tripoli
1016:2nd Tripoli
1001:2nd Antioch
943:3rd Ascalon
893:Mount Tabor
823:Philomelion
684:2nd Bilbeis
674:1st Bilbeis
649:2nd Ascalon
583:Edessa 1146
578:Edessa 1144
573:2nd Shaizar
498:Al-Sannabra
493:1st Shaizar
458:1st Tripoli
411:1st Ascalon
391:2nd Antioch
381:1st Antioch
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1381:Categories
1147:References
1081:Background
794:Al-Shughur
719:Marj Ayyun
704:Montgisard
699:Alexandria
654:Lake Huleh
568:2nd Aleppo
543:al-Atharib
528:1st Aleppo
361:Xerigordos
86:40°25′54″N
1137:Palestine
981:2nd Arsuf
898:Machghara
850:2nd Jaffa
838:1st Jaffa
833:1st Arsuf
759:2nd Kerak
749:1st Kerak
679:al-Babein
664:al-Buqaia
558:Qinnasrin
548:Rafaniyya
473:3rd Ramla
453:2nd Ramla
448:1st Ramla
89:29°9′22″E
1249:(2004).
1212:(2008).
1172:(1987).
1071:Anatolia
1041:4th Acre
986:Caesarea
818:3rd Acre
784:Laodicea
774:3rd Tyre
729:2nd Acre
627:Damascus
463:1st Acre
433:Mersivan
428:Melitene
386:Samosata
339:Crusades
172:Strength
68:Altinova
58:Location
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1086:in the
828:Iconium
799:Bourzey
754:Cresson
744:Al-Fule
734:Red Sea
659:Butaiha
612:Ephesus
553:Antioch
396:Ma'arra
366:Civetot
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63:Civetot
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563:Ba'rin
523:Yibneh
503:Sarmin
483:Beirut
468:Harran
371:Nicaea
343:Levant
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114:Result
76:Turkey
72:Yalova
996:Safed
991:Haifa
855:Toron
804:Safed
669:Harim
588:Bosra
488:Sidon
478:Artah
423:Arsuf
190:Light
177:5.000
1340:ISBN
1313:ISBN
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1180:ISBN
1118:nuns
1057:The
1046:Ruad
1026:Homs
928:Gaza
869:Zara
709:Hama
694:Ayla
639:Inab
533:Azaz
401:Arqa
50:Date
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