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Siege of Silves (1189)

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2281: 2331: 2204: 2042: 1774: 2540: 2244:… many people now fled to us at various times from the fortress, in order to save their lives; and to encourage others to leave too we did not harm them in any way. On , the Saracens attacked us and our men in that sector were drawn up ready for battle when one of the Saracens jumped off the wall and fled to our men. He was extremely thirsty and begged for water … He told us that a great many of the enemy were dying of thirst, for they had only a little water in their wells up there … 2252:, the Portuguese army wished to withdraw after these failures, but the crusaders refused and King Sancho sided with them. The attackers then concentrated on the north wall with their siege engines, four supplied by the crusaders and three by the Portuguese. These were opposed by four engines inside the city. A new tunnel was begun at a distance from the wall to avoid early detection, but the defenders noticed it and sortied twice, being beaten back a second time on 22 August. 1563: 2134:, "pitched camp so that it was well within double bowshot of the wall." They were probably on the western side of the city. A cavalry troop galloped out to provoke a response and, against orders, some crusaders charged them. They were attacked from the walls and retreated after suffering casualties. The camp was moved closer to the walls of the suburb and the crusaders spent the day preparing ladders for an assault the following morning. 1888: 43: 2219:. The defector may have promised the handover of the city as soon as the breastwork was captured; or perhaps merely emboldened the crusaders to boast that they would soon take the breastwork; or even advised them to concentrate on the breastwork as the weak point in the defence. After the defection, the besiegers began to concentrate on the breastwork. 2322:, some crusaders acted "in defiance of the treaty" by robbing the departing Muslims or even torturing some in the city into revealing their hidden wealth. He describes the defenders as weak and emaciated from lack of water. Of the 450 Christian prisoners in Silves at the start of the siege, there were only 200 or so alive at the end. 1860:. King Sancho sent a letter to Gregory, which was misinterpreted in later tradition as showing an intention to join the planned crusade. Although Sancho probably did not intend to go on crusade, he did perceive the value of crusaders sailing to Portugal on their way east. Such a fleet had assisted in the 2474:
on 26 September. Refugees from Silves had warned the populace and most had fled. The governor, however, agreed to release twelve Christian prisoners and pay a tribute. When only four prisoners were handed over the next day, the crusaders rampaged, burning down houses, tearing down walls and uprooting
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Despite his experience, Ibn Abī Ḥafṣ had not properly prepared supplies for an extended siege. There had been a drought, which left the water in the harbour of Silves so low that five galleys—vessels of low draught—were stuck there. In addition to shortages of food and water, there was a shortage of
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On 23 August, there was a dispute between the crusaders and the Portuguese, with the king this time proposing to withdraw. He ultimately agreed to remain for another four days. During this time, a new tunnel was begun. The defenders countermined and a battle was fought underground. According to the
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On 11 August, the crusaders began mining the walls of the city, but the following day the defenders sortied and burned the tunneling works. The Flemish attempted to mine through the wall of the lower town to where it joined with a tower of the upper city, but the defenders demolished the section of
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The siege began with an assault on the walls of the lower town on 21 July. The Portuguese and crusaders attacked from different directions. After putting up weak resistance with stones and darts, the defenders retreated to the city, leaving the lower town in the hands of the attackers. According to
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was captured. By mid-August, the defenders were suffering from a shortage of water. On 1 September, the Portuguese offered terms and the defenders agreed to negotiate. The crusaders refused to relinquish their right to plunder, but the defenders were permitted to leave in peace. On 3 September, the
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Silves was initially occupied by the crusaders while the Portuguese army remained outside. This was to allow the crusaders to divide the booty. The original agreement with Sancho allocated all the booty to them, but they had agreed during the siege to give some to the king to be distributed to his
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to relinquish their right to plunder, which they refused. They accepted 20,000 gold coins, but when it became apparent that it would take some time for the king to gather such a large sum, they withdrew their consent. They consented only that the defenders be permitted to leave unmolested with the
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up to the wall between two towers. The defenders managed to set it on fire and destroy it. In response to this setback, the Flemish proposed to withdraw. The Flemish had not been part of the fleet that left Blexen, but were among those who had arrived in Lisbon earlier. On 7 August, a German siege
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type, that is, set outside the wall and connected to it by means of elevated walkways. The tower below the main gate was especially large. They were not hollow structures but rather elevated fighting platforms, solid to a height equal with the walls. Two parallel walls led down from the hilltop to
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may attest to the arrival of the fleet at Acre, although its account is somewhat confused and there are chronological problems with this interpretation. The fleet that arrived in September 1189 cannot be the one that attacked Silves and is probably the one that sacked Alvor. The fleet from Silves
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in compensation for delaying the crusaders but afterwards reneged. He remained at Silves until 12 September, establishing a garrison and appointing his lieutenant as its governor. It is generally thought that this is the same unnamed person who was in command from the beginning of the siege, but
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the walls of the breastwork, but withdrew at night believing that the defenders were countermining them. The following morning they lit the beams supporting the tunnel and part of the tower came down. Further mining brought more of it down and the attackers managed to enter via ladders while the
2115:. According to al-Marrākushī, he was Pedro Henriques, but there is some doubt about the accuracy of al-Marrākushī on this point. On 18 July, the crusaders were joined by a ship from Brittany. The same day, the Portuguese commander came to the anchorage to discuss the attack. According to the 1879:. They arrived in June 1189. At Sancho's invitation, they helped take Alvor. Contrary to conventions, they massacred its inhabitants. As soon as they had taken their share of the plunder, they sailed on. Sancho and his forces to return to Lisbon to await the next group of crusaders. 2107:, the land was empty because its inhabitants had fled for refuge to the city. Raiding parties were sent out to plunder and burn the nearby villages. Two men from Bremen got separated and were ambushed by a force of ten Almohad cavalry. A pinnace was sent upriver and via the 2059:, Sancho made this request either while he was preparing his expedition or else after he had begun his march. According to the agreement as presented in Ralph of Diceto, the king agreed to let the crusaders keep any booty they took if they recognized his right to the city. 2062:
There were at that time either 24 or 44 other ships in the harbour of Lisbon. Some of these may have been a part of the fleet of 37 English crusader ships that, according to Ralph, left Dartmouth on 18 May and arrived in Lisbon on 29 June. According to the
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was on one of these ships. He records that composition of the crusader company was variable, as some joined up at a later point in the voyage while others left to find their own way to the Holy Land. They seem mostly to have come from the north of the
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captured and plundered Silves, but did not hand it over to Sancho. It thus remained in Almohad hands until the 1240s, although its later Muslim history is obscure. It was captured by the Portuguese at an uncertain date, perhaps 1240, 1242 or 1249.
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narrative of the crusader expedition from northern Germany told from a crusader's perspective. It was composed shortly after the capture of Silves, certainly before 1191. In the only manuscript of the text, it is accompanied by the
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Friedrich Kurth argued that the new governor was Álvaro Martins, who is known to have subsequently died at Silves in battle with the Muslims sometime before 27 July 1190. Whoever he was, the new governor appointed the Fleming
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city was handed over to Sancho, who in turn permitted its occupation by the crusaders for dividing the booty. They eventually abandoned the city under pressure and, after establishing a garrison, Sancho left on 12 September.
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In April 1190, al-Manṣūr finally launched his campaign against Portugal. In June, he signed a truce with Castile so as to be able to focus his energies against Portugal. His siege of Silves failed, but he wintered in
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on 29 September. While cavalry and infantry took up positions to defend the city, the crusaders entered their skiffs. The attack was called off, however, for a lack of unanimity. The crusaders then sailed through the
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some 8 miles (13 km) upriver from the coast. It is sited on a hill 200 feet (61 m) high. The river was crossed at that point by a bridge. The city's population in 1189 was 15,800, according to the
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describes heavy missile fire by both sides. That evening the crusaders' camp was moved a second time, right up to the walls of the captured town. Work on siege engines was begun. According to the
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the walls and towers began on 9 August and continued, with varied success, until the end. The defenders countermined and there was fighting underground, possibly including the use of
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The Conquest of Santarém and Goswin's Song of the Conquest of Alcácer do Sal: Editions and Translations of De expugnatione Scalabis and Gosuini de expugnatione Salaciae carmen
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put the strength of the crusader army at 3,500 men, which is generally accepted as accurate. Those that sailed from Blexen seem mostly to have been commoners. In the entire
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The crusader fleet set sail on 7 September, but stopped to divide spoils and repair two ships. It did not enter the Atlantic until 20 September. They passed the island of
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On 19 July, the crusaders sailed up the Arade as far as they could while the Portuguese marched to a position just ahead of them. On 20 July, they approached the city on
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defenders retreated along the walls to the upper fortress. The wall was then demolished in two places by the crusaders and the well the city used for water filled in.
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A full-scale assault was launched on 18 August with scaling ladders, but it was repulsed. An attempt to fill in the ditch was also repulsed. According to the
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and launched a new invasion in April 1191. His second siege of Silves succeeded and the city surrendered in July with Sancho's permission. In 1197, another
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On the evening of 14 July, the fleet sailed from Lisbon for Silves. According to Ralph, Sancho contributed a fleet of 37 galleys plus a large number of
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On 22 July, leaving the captured town to be held by the galley crews, the army launched an assault with ladders against the city but was repulsed. The
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to establish contact with the Portuguese camp about 16 miles (26 km) away. Sancho had delegated command to a lieutenant, who is unnamed in the
2024:, bringing its size back up to eleven ships, although not the same eleven it had started with. The augmented fleet set out on 1 July and arrived in 1757: 2268:. The defenders also dug a trench along the inside of the wall to be ready to meet the attackers if they tunneled under the wall. According to the 1942:
during a storm. No men were lost and the equipment was saved, but only one ship could be salvaged. Repairs took 23 days, from 26 April to 18 May.
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At Lisbon, the crusaders learned of the sack of Alvor and were invited to take part in an attack on Silves. Depending on the reading of the
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or black Muslim defector arrived in Sancho's camp with two pennons. There are several interpretations of this incident as recorded in the
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is in reality a 16th-century forgery. Its reference to the conquest of Silves is derived from the confused account of Robert of Auxerre.
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arrived at Acre between April and June 1190. Its arrival is implied by the presence of merchants and other commoners from Bremen and
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and sailed away on 20 September to resume their crusade. The success at Silves was relatively short-lived. In April 1190, the Caliph
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A German Third Crusader's Chronicle of his Voyage and the Siege of Almohad Silves, 1189 AD / Muwahid Xelb, 585 AH: De Itinere Navali
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The fall of Silves meant that nine outlying castles subject to its Almohad governor came under Portuguese control. In addition,
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launched an offensive intending to take back Silves. His first effort failed, but he renewed his invasion in April 1191 and
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in England on 24 April. On 25 April, three ships ran aground on sandbanks while the fleet was trying to enter the port of
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were extensive, but perhaps not "fully developed" in 1189. They had been sufficient to require siege engines during the
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On 1 September, the Portuguese offered the defenders the chance to surrender and negotiations began. According to the
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18th-century map of the 13th-century al-Gharb, showing Silves and the principal places in the Almohad province in 1189
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engine began shooting at the two towers, while Sancho's two engines began bombarding the people inside the city.
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Wilson, Jonathan (2020). "'Neither age nor sex sparing': The Alvor Massacre 1189, an Anomaly in the Portuguese
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notes that at this juncture the defenders were suffering from thirst and there was an increase in desertions:
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The Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa: The History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick and Related Texts
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The Siege of Acre, 1189–1191: Saladin, Richard the Lionheart, and the Battle that Decided the Third Crusade
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on 22 April. One ship was left on a sandbank on 23 April, to rejoin the fleet later. The rest arrived at
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Even before the loss of Silves, the Almohads had been planning a campaign against Portugal. The Caliph
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records as present at the fall of Silves may have joined the fleet at this time. The fleet sailed for
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and massacred its inhabitants some weeks before the fleet that would attack Silves had assembled in
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the river, protecting the water supply, which was also protected by four towers. The author of the
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State of the Iberian peninsula in 1195, showing recent territorial changes and military activities
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on the night of 29–30 September. In the Mediterranean, the fleet followed the European coast. The
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in 1184. Sancho, then heir apparent, had been among the defenders. Yūsuf's son and successor,
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says that the crusaders were accompanied by 36 priests, which tallies well with the claim in
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The fleets entered the estuary of the Arade on 17 July and dropped anchor. According to the
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The Siege and Conquest of Silves, 1189: A Tale of the Third Crusade by Anonymous Crusader
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armour and soldiers. Four hundred Christian prisoners had to be dragooned into service.
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the following day. They successfully captured the walled lower town and began preparing
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Lay, Stephen (2008). "Miracles, Martyrs and the Cult of Henry the Crusader in Lisbon".
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sect. It came under direct Almohad rule in 1157. It was the capital of the province of
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on 8 September. He also asked the departing crusaders to help the Portuguese besiege
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of Sancho I, depicting on the obverse the king as a knight on horseback, sword raised
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Makki, Mahmoud (1994). "The Political History of al-Andalus (92/711–897/1492)". In
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Chronicle of the Third Crusade: A Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi
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In April 1189, a fleet of eleven ships of crusaders bound for the Holy Land left
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While they were working on the engines, the crusaders were, in the words of the
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clothes they were wearing. Ibn Abī Ḥafṣ accepted these terms on 2 September.
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in early July. The combined Portuguese–crusader fleet contained 75 ships—37
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The crusaders camped before Silves on 20 July and launched an assault with
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at their approach, and were forced by contrary winds to enter the port of
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The first crusader fleet to arrive consisted of fifty to sixty ships from
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The only sources to originate in Portugal are the contemporary but terse
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that the 1147 fleet that conquered Lisbon carried one priest per ship.
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Martos Quesada, Juan (2009). "La labor historiográfica de Ibn Iḏārī".
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The main source for the siege of Silves is an eyewitness account. The
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army. Sancho laid claim to the city's grain stores. According to the
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tower of Paderne, which capitulated to Sancho with the fall of Silves
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On 3 September, the city was handed over. This date is found in the
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that relies on it. There is confusion in some sources, such as the
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and a group of crusaders from northern Europe on their way to the
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On 19–20 June, the crusaders made a brief pilgrimage overland to
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The crusaders sailed from Cádiz on 28 September and landed at
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surrendered. The crusaders, however, refused to help besiege
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was besieged from 21 July until 3 September by the forces of
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Silves and ten other castles in al-Gharb acquired by Portugal
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believed that the entire Gharb—including the towns of Faro,
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and Carphanabel. The last place is unidentified, but may be
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The call for a new crusade went out in 1187, following the
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issued a call for a new crusade to recover it in his bull
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faced with stone. It had at least seventeen towers of the
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surrendered to the Portuguese for fear of the crusaders.
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on 25 May and were at sea six days before landing on
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19th-century depiction of the capitulation of Silves
1504:. It carried an army of 3,500 crusaders, while King 1916:refers to these as "our kingdom" and "our empire". 4136:"The Conquest of Silves: A Contemporary Narrative" 3943:Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 4115:The Teutonic Knights in the Holy Land, 1190–1291 1810:calls the walled section leading to the river a 1623:Itinerarium peregrinorum et gesta regis Ricardi 1570:, the most valuable source on the siege of 1189 20: 2693: 2236:wall connected to the tower on 13 August. the 1777:Part of the walls of Silves today, showing an 3965:(1971) . "English Crusaders in Portugal". In 2551:had died campaigning against Portugal at the 2535:Almohad campaign against Portugal (1190–1191) 1644:and a lost work by a certain Hugo, copied by 286: 201: 8: 2207:Ruins of the fortifications of Silves today 2143:Initial assaults and fall of the lower town 2012:, late on 23 June. Some went overland on a 1657:Memorias Ecclesiasticas do Reino do Algarve 4200:. Crusade Texts in Translation. Routledge. 4077:The Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition 1787:As a place of strategic significance, the 293: 279: 271: 208: 194: 186: 41: 17: 3726: 3523: 3436: 3385: 3249: 2681: 2514:Narratio de primordiis ordinis theutonici 1945:After purchasing one replacement ship in 3901:Elite Participation in the Third Crusade 3453: 3121: 2854: 2598: 2577:, the Castilians even reached the sea. 1961:(24 May). Some men of London which the 1706:. It is also mentioned in the works of 1692:sources for the loss of Silves are the 1588:Epistola de morte Friderici imperatoris 4236:Sieges involving the Almohad Caliphate 3971:Chapters in Anglo-Portuguese Relations 3801: 3786: 3774: 3750: 3714: 3562: 3133: 2921: 2666: 2654: 2511:who arrived on cogs. According to the 2425:, but they refused. The author of the 2163:, King Sancho arrived on 22 July. The 1977:(9 June). They then sailed across the 3882: 3858: 3843: 3816: 3762: 3738: 3687: 3645: 3633: 3609: 3597: 3550: 3412: 3361: 3349: 3314: 3302: 3273: 3234: 3222: 3193: 3169: 3157: 3145: 3109: 3097: 3053: 3041: 3014: 3002: 2987: 2960: 2948: 2825: 2801: 2786: 2771: 2759: 2747: 2735: 2708: 2642: 2612: 7: 4085:. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 441. 3699: 3675: 3660: 3621: 3585: 3538: 3511: 3492: 3480: 3468: 3424: 3400: 3373: 3337: 3290: 3261: 3210: 3181: 3085: 3070: 3029: 2975: 2936: 2813: 2723: 2627: 2014:pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela 1598:The next most important source, the 1508:marched overland with his own army. 4169:Journal of Medieval Iberian Studies 3870: 3828: 2909: 2897: 2878: 2866: 2842: 2491:ends with a notice of the fleet in 1882: 14: 3973:. Greenwood Press. pp. 9–16. 2222:On 9 August, the crusaders began 1993:, where they arrived on 18 June. 4113:Morton, Nicholas Edward (2009). 1883:Crusaders' voyage (April–July) 1659:. A supposed letter from Pope 141:Crusaders from northern Europe 1: 4181:10.1080/17546559.2019.1704043 1919:The fleet entered the sea at 1756:and placed under the rule of 4226:Battles of the Third Crusade 2466:, whose inhabitants fled to 2406:Church of the Holy Sepulchre 1500:of the northern type and 38 4134:Slaughter, John E. (1968). 3908:Cushing, Dana, ed. (2013). 2458:Continuation of the crusade 2037:Preparations and manoeuvres 1963:Gesta regis Henrici secundi 1704:ʿAbd al-Wāḥid al-Marrākushī 1609:Gesta regis Henrici secundi 1362:Post-Reconquista Rebellions 113:Portuguese–Crusader victory 4267: 4102:Anaquel de Estudios Árabes 4043:The Legacy of Muslim Spain 2532: 2371:São Bartolomeu de Messines 2276:Negotiations and surrender 2074:De expugnatione Lyxbonensi 1912:, since the author of the 1602:of the English chronicler 1577:Narratio de itinere navali 1568:Narratio de itinere navali 161:ʿĪsā ibn Abī Ḥafṣ ibn ʿĀlī 59:21 July – 3 September 1189 4231:Sieges of the Reconquista 4196:Wilson, Jonathan (2021). 4154:Wilson, Jonathan (2009). 3899:Bennett, Stephen (2021). 2231:Assault on the upper city 2199:Capture of the breastwork 2096:who had come aboard as a 2032:Campaign (July–September) 467:2nd San Esteban de Gormaz 462:1st San Esteban de Gormaz 313: 225: 165: 150: 131: 51: 40: 25: 4241:12th century in Portugal 3982:. Yale University Press. 2504:Itinerarium peregrinorum 2475:vineyards and orchards. 1789:fortifications of Silves 4050:Marín, Manuela (1997). 4045:. Brill. pp. 3–87. 2569:Alfonso VIII of Castile 2306:Chronicon Conimbricense 2264:), possibly indicating 1676:Chronicon Conimbricense 47:A tower of Silves today 4001:10.1353/port.2008.0023 3939:David, Charles Wendell 2963:, p. 611 and n16. 2544: 2338: 2285: 2246: 2208: 2130:and, according to the 2052: 1892: 1844:Jerusalem was captured 1784: 1760:, leader of the local 1571: 151:Commanders and leaders 21:Siege of Silves (1189) 4020:. Palgrave Macmillan. 4016:Lay, Stephen (2009). 3978:Hosler, John (2018). 3439:, pp. 33–34, 42. 2542: 2419:mosque as a cathedral 2333: 2326:Occupation and spoils 2283: 2242: 2206: 2044: 1890: 1776: 1595:'s overland crusade. 1565: 1552:Silves was recaptured 1465:in 1189. The city of 1455:was an action of the 457:Pallars and Ribagorza 4117:. The Boydell Press. 4039:Salma Khadra Jayyusi 2262:igneo copioso fluvio 2020:joined the fleet in 1930:at the mouth of the 1899:. The author of the 1600:Ymagines Historiarum 1593:Frederick Barbarossa 1506:Sancho I of Portugal 1344:2nd Granada campaign 741:2nd Balearic Islands 716:1st Balearic Islands 157:Sancho I of Portugal 94:37.18694°N 8.43889°W 4123:Nicholson, Helen J. 3831:, pp. 157–159. 3819:, pp. 656–657. 3690:, p. 640 n417. 3648:, p. 633 n327. 3636:, p. 632 n322. 3624:, pp. 204–205. 3612:, p. 633 n333. 3553:, p. 628 n281. 3541:, pp. 202–203. 3483:, pp. 200–201. 3427:, pp. 199–200. 3415:, p. 623 n207. 3376:, pp. 203–204. 3364:, p. 618 n121. 3352:, p. 623 n192. 3340:, pp. 198–199. 3317:, p. 629 n291. 3305:, p. 621 n169. 3276:, p. 619 n141. 3237:, p. 618 n120. 3225:, p. 617 n112. 3213:, pp. 196–197. 3196:, pp. 603–604. 3172:, p. 630 n297. 3160:, p. 617 n107. 3148:, p. 617 n108. 3136:, pp. 112–113. 3017:, pp. 612–613. 2978:, pp. 193–194. 2828:, p. 620 n153. 2816:, pp. 197–198. 2804:, pp. 644–645. 2774:, p. 628 n282. 2750:, p. 619 n130. 2738:, pp. 654–656. 2694:Martos Quesada 2009 2615:, pp. 608–609. 2485:Strait of Gibraltar 2379:Cabo de São Vicente 1864:in 1147 during the 1838:Portuguese planning 1641:Chronicon Turonense 1459:and the Portuguese 1023:Las Navas de Tolosa 138:Kingdom of Portugal 90: /  3989:Portuguese Studies 3873:, p. 301 n92. 3789:, p. 209 n61. 3184:, p. 203 n41. 3112:, p. 616 n91. 3088:, p. 196 n18. 3044:, p. 616 n92. 3005:, p. 611 n17. 2881:, p. 303 n48. 2726:, p. 203 n40. 2545: 2339: 2286: 2209: 2053: 1906:kingdom of Germany 1893: 1862:conquest of Lisbon 1785: 1688:The most valuable 1572: 1530:On 10 August, the 1217:Shepherds' Crusade 1028:3rd Alcácer do Sal 991:2nd Alcácer do Sal 901:1st Alcácer do Sal 390:2nd Roncevaux Pass 328:1st Roncevaux Pass 178:15,800 inhabitants 99:37.18694; -8.43889 4221:Conflicts in 1189 4158:. Mesquita Press. 4092:978-90-04-10422-8 3912:. Antimony Media. 3846:, pp. 73–74. 3741:, p. 664 n4. 3729:, pp. 73–74. 3388:, pp. 43–44. 2567:were raided King 2553:siege of Santarém 2400:According to the 2341:According to the 1985:by the castle of 1910:Holy Roman Empire 1842:In October 1187, 1665:Byzantine emperor 1636:William of Nangis 1632:Robert of Auxerre 1527:by the Almohads. 1486:loss of Jerusalem 1471:Almohad Caliphate 1446: 1445: 624:Almodóvar del Río 268: 267: 184: 183: 175:+ Portuguese army 145:Almohad Caliphate 127: 126: 4258: 4246:Silves, Portugal 4201: 4192: 4159: 4150: 4140: 4130: 4118: 4109: 4096: 4068:Heinrichs, W. P. 4046: 4033: 4021: 4012: 3983: 3974: 3958: 3934: 3919:Medieval Warfare 3913: 3904: 3903:. Boydell Press. 3886: 3880: 3874: 3868: 3862: 3856: 3847: 3841: 3832: 3826: 3820: 3814: 3805: 3799: 3790: 3784: 3778: 3772: 3766: 3760: 3754: 3753:, p. 6 n38. 3748: 3742: 3736: 3730: 3724: 3718: 3712: 3703: 3697: 3691: 3685: 3679: 3673: 3664: 3658: 3649: 3643: 3637: 3631: 3625: 3619: 3613: 3607: 3601: 3595: 3589: 3583: 3566: 3565:, p. 5 n32. 3560: 3554: 3548: 3542: 3536: 3527: 3521: 3515: 3509: 3496: 3490: 3484: 3478: 3472: 3466: 3457: 3451: 3440: 3434: 3428: 3422: 3416: 3410: 3404: 3398: 3389: 3383: 3377: 3371: 3365: 3359: 3353: 3347: 3341: 3335: 3318: 3312: 3306: 3300: 3294: 3288: 3277: 3271: 3265: 3259: 3253: 3247: 3238: 3232: 3226: 3220: 3214: 3208: 3197: 3191: 3185: 3179: 3173: 3167: 3161: 3155: 3149: 3143: 3137: 3131: 3125: 3119: 3113: 3107: 3101: 3095: 3089: 3083: 3074: 3068: 3057: 3051: 3045: 3039: 3033: 3027: 3018: 3012: 3006: 3000: 2991: 2985: 2979: 2973: 2964: 2958: 2952: 2946: 2940: 2934: 2925: 2919: 2913: 2907: 2901: 2895: 2882: 2876: 2870: 2864: 2858: 2852: 2846: 2840: 2829: 2823: 2817: 2811: 2805: 2799: 2790: 2784: 2775: 2769: 2763: 2757: 2751: 2745: 2739: 2733: 2727: 2721: 2712: 2706: 2697: 2691: 2685: 2679: 2670: 2664: 2658: 2652: 2646: 2640: 2631: 2630:, pp. 9–10. 2625: 2616: 2610: 2574:Anales toledanos 2557:Yaʿqūb al-Manṣūr 2549:Abū Yaʿqūb Yūsuf 2529:Almohad response 2415:bishop of Silves 2316:Islamic calendar 2084:. Ralph and the 2028:on 3 or 4 July. 2016:. A galley from 1998:Oviedo Cathedral 1929: 1731:Status of Silves 1695:Bayān al-mughrib 1654: 1566:A page from the 1548:Yaʿqūb al-Manṣūr 308: 295: 288: 281: 272: 220: 210: 203: 196: 187: 105: 104: 102: 101: 100: 95: 91: 88: 87: 86: 83: 53: 52: 45: 18: 4266: 4265: 4261: 4260: 4259: 4257: 4256: 4255: 4206: 4205: 4204: 4195: 4162: 4153: 4138: 4133: 4125:, ed. (2019) . 4121: 4112: 4099: 4093: 4060:Bosworth, C. E. 4049: 4036: 4026:Loud, Graham A. 4024: 4015: 3986: 3977: 3961: 3937: 3916: 3907: 3898: 3894: 3889: 3881: 3877: 3869: 3865: 3857: 3850: 3842: 3835: 3827: 3823: 3815: 3808: 3800: 3793: 3785: 3781: 3773: 3769: 3761: 3757: 3749: 3745: 3737: 3733: 3725: 3721: 3713: 3706: 3698: 3694: 3686: 3682: 3674: 3667: 3659: 3652: 3644: 3640: 3632: 3628: 3620: 3616: 3608: 3604: 3596: 3592: 3584: 3569: 3561: 3557: 3549: 3545: 3537: 3530: 3522: 3518: 3510: 3499: 3491: 3487: 3479: 3475: 3467: 3460: 3452: 3443: 3435: 3431: 3423: 3419: 3411: 3407: 3399: 3392: 3384: 3380: 3372: 3368: 3360: 3356: 3348: 3344: 3336: 3321: 3313: 3309: 3301: 3297: 3289: 3280: 3272: 3268: 3260: 3256: 3248: 3241: 3233: 3229: 3221: 3217: 3209: 3200: 3192: 3188: 3180: 3176: 3168: 3164: 3156: 3152: 3144: 3140: 3132: 3128: 3120: 3116: 3108: 3104: 3096: 3092: 3084: 3077: 3069: 3060: 3052: 3048: 3040: 3036: 3028: 3021: 3013: 3009: 3001: 2994: 2986: 2982: 2974: 2967: 2959: 2955: 2947: 2943: 2935: 2928: 2920: 2916: 2908: 2904: 2896: 2885: 2877: 2873: 2865: 2861: 2853: 2849: 2841: 2832: 2824: 2820: 2812: 2808: 2800: 2793: 2785: 2778: 2770: 2766: 2758: 2754: 2746: 2742: 2734: 2730: 2722: 2715: 2707: 2700: 2692: 2688: 2680: 2673: 2665: 2661: 2653: 2649: 2641: 2634: 2626: 2619: 2611: 2600: 2596: 2537: 2531: 2460: 2455: 2328: 2278: 2233: 2211:On 8 August, a 2201: 2161:Crónica de 1419 2145: 2140: 2069:Crónica de 1419 2039: 2034: 1991:kingdom of León 1923: 1885: 1857:Audita tremendi 1840: 1735:Silves (Arabic 1733: 1728: 1682:Crónica de 1419 1648: 1646:Vicente Salgado 1618:Roger of Howden 1604:Ralph of Diceto 1560: 1513:scaling ladders 1453:siege of Silves 1449: 1448: 1447: 1442: 1377: 1329:Los Alporchones 1212:Vega de Granada 309: 302:Battles in the 301: 299: 269: 264: 221: 216: 214: 179: 174: 173:3,500 crusaders 172: 140: 119: 98: 96: 92: 89: 84: 81: 79: 77: 76: 75: 46: 12: 11: 5: 4264: 4262: 4254: 4253: 4248: 4243: 4238: 4233: 4228: 4223: 4218: 4216:1189 in Europe 4208: 4207: 4203: 4202: 4193: 4160: 4151: 4131: 4119: 4110: 4097: 4091: 4064:van Donzel, E. 4047: 4034: 4028:, ed. (2010). 4022: 4013: 3984: 3975: 3967:Edgar Prestage 3963:Gibb, H. A. R. 3959: 3949:(5): 591–676. 3935: 3914: 3905: 3895: 3893: 3890: 3888: 3887: 3885:, p. 661. 3875: 3863: 3861:, p. 660. 3848: 3833: 3821: 3806: 3791: 3779: 3767: 3765:, p. 664. 3755: 3743: 3731: 3727:Nicholson 2019 3719: 3704: 3702:, p. 208. 3692: 3680: 3678:, p. 207. 3665: 3663:, p. 206. 3650: 3638: 3626: 3614: 3602: 3600:, p. 636. 3590: 3588:, p. 205. 3567: 3555: 3543: 3528: 3524:Slaughter 1968 3516: 3514:, p. 202. 3497: 3495:, p. 201. 3485: 3473: 3471:, p. 200. 3458: 3441: 3437:Slaughter 1968 3429: 3417: 3405: 3403:, p. 199. 3390: 3386:Slaughter 1968 3378: 3366: 3354: 3342: 3319: 3307: 3295: 3293:, p. 198. 3278: 3266: 3264:, p. 197. 3254: 3250:Slaughter 1968 3239: 3227: 3215: 3198: 3186: 3174: 3162: 3150: 3138: 3126: 3114: 3102: 3100:, p. 616. 3090: 3075: 3073:, p. 196. 3058: 3056:, p. 615. 3046: 3034: 3032:, p. 195. 3019: 3007: 2992: 2990:, p. 612. 2980: 2965: 2953: 2951:, p. 599. 2941: 2939:, p. 193. 2926: 2914: 2902: 2900:, p. 155. 2883: 2871: 2869:, p. 154. 2859: 2847: 2845:, p. 156. 2830: 2818: 2806: 2791: 2776: 2764: 2762:, p. 657. 2752: 2740: 2728: 2713: 2711:, p. 643. 2698: 2696:, p. 122. 2686: 2682:Slaughter 1968 2671: 2659: 2647: 2645:, p. 665. 2632: 2617: 2597: 2595: 2592: 2587:German crusade 2533:Main article: 2530: 2527: 2519:Teutonic Order 2459: 2456: 2454: 2451: 2327: 2324: 2277: 2274: 2232: 2229: 2200: 2197: 2144: 2141: 2139: 2136: 2038: 2035: 2033: 2030: 1884: 1881: 1866:Second Crusade 1839: 1836: 1743:) lies on the 1732: 1729: 1727: 1724: 1559: 1556: 1444: 1443: 1441: 1440: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1405: 1404: 1403: 1398: 1388: 1382: 1381: 1376: 1375: 1373:2nd Alpujarras 1370: 1368:1st Alpujarras 1364: 1363: 1359: 1358: 1357: 1356: 1351: 1341: 1336: 1331: 1326: 1321: 1316: 1311: 1306: 1300: 1299: 1295: 1294: 1289: 1284: 1279: 1274: 1269: 1264: 1259: 1254: 1249: 1244: 1239: 1237:Vega de Pagana 1234: 1229: 1224: 1219: 1214: 1209: 1204: 1199: 1194: 1188: 1187: 1183: 1182: 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1135:Mudéjar revolt 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1097: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1077: 1072: 1067: 1062: 1057: 1056: 1055: 1045: 1043:Aragonese raid 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1014: 1013: 1009: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 931:Central Iberia 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 813: 808: 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 748: 743: 738: 733: 728: 723: 718: 713: 708: 703: 698: 693: 691:Norwegian raid 688: 683: 678: 673: 667: 666: 662: 661: 656: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 546: 541: 536: 531: 526: 521: 515: 514: 510: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 459: 454: 449: 443: 442: 438: 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 387: 382: 377: 371: 370: 366: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 319: 318: 314: 311: 310: 300: 298: 297: 290: 283: 275: 266: 265: 263: 262: 257: 252: 247: 242: 237: 232: 226: 223: 222: 215: 213: 212: 205: 198: 190: 182: 181: 176: 168: 167: 163: 162: 159: 153: 152: 148: 147: 142: 134: 133: 129: 128: 125: 124: 121: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 67: 65: 61: 60: 57: 49: 48: 38: 37: 23: 22: 16: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4263: 4252: 4249: 4247: 4244: 4242: 4239: 4237: 4234: 4232: 4229: 4227: 4224: 4222: 4219: 4217: 4214: 4213: 4211: 4199: 4194: 4190: 4186: 4182: 4178: 4174: 4170: 4166: 4161: 4157: 4152: 4148: 4144: 4137: 4132: 4128: 4124: 4120: 4116: 4111: 4107: 4103: 4098: 4094: 4088: 4084: 4080: 4078: 4073: 4069: 4065: 4061: 4057: 4055: 4048: 4044: 4040: 4035: 4031: 4027: 4023: 4019: 4014: 4010: 4006: 4002: 3998: 3994: 3990: 3985: 3981: 3976: 3972: 3968: 3964: 3960: 3956: 3952: 3948: 3944: 3940: 3936: 3932: 3928: 3924: 3920: 3915: 3911: 3906: 3902: 3897: 3896: 3891: 3884: 3879: 3876: 3872: 3867: 3864: 3860: 3855: 3853: 3849: 3845: 3840: 3838: 3834: 3830: 3825: 3822: 3818: 3813: 3811: 3807: 3804:, p. 10. 3803: 3798: 3796: 3792: 3788: 3783: 3780: 3776: 3771: 3768: 3764: 3759: 3756: 3752: 3747: 3744: 3740: 3735: 3732: 3728: 3723: 3720: 3717:, p. 62. 3716: 3711: 3709: 3705: 3701: 3696: 3693: 3689: 3684: 3681: 3677: 3672: 3670: 3666: 3662: 3657: 3655: 3651: 3647: 3642: 3639: 3635: 3630: 3627: 3623: 3618: 3615: 3611: 3606: 3603: 3599: 3594: 3591: 3587: 3582: 3580: 3578: 3576: 3574: 3572: 3568: 3564: 3559: 3556: 3552: 3547: 3544: 3540: 3535: 3533: 3529: 3526:, p. 42. 3525: 3520: 3517: 3513: 3508: 3506: 3504: 3502: 3498: 3494: 3489: 3486: 3482: 3477: 3474: 3470: 3465: 3463: 3459: 3456:, p. 52. 3455: 3450: 3448: 3446: 3442: 3438: 3433: 3430: 3426: 3421: 3418: 3414: 3409: 3406: 3402: 3397: 3395: 3391: 3387: 3382: 3379: 3375: 3370: 3367: 3363: 3358: 3355: 3351: 3346: 3343: 3339: 3334: 3332: 3330: 3328: 3326: 3324: 3320: 3316: 3311: 3308: 3304: 3299: 3296: 3292: 3287: 3285: 3283: 3279: 3275: 3270: 3267: 3263: 3258: 3255: 3252:, p. 25. 3251: 3246: 3244: 3240: 3236: 3231: 3228: 3224: 3219: 3216: 3212: 3207: 3205: 3203: 3199: 3195: 3190: 3187: 3183: 3178: 3175: 3171: 3166: 3163: 3159: 3154: 3151: 3147: 3142: 3139: 3135: 3130: 3127: 3124:, p. 50. 3123: 3118: 3115: 3111: 3106: 3103: 3099: 3094: 3091: 3087: 3082: 3080: 3076: 3072: 3067: 3065: 3063: 3059: 3055: 3050: 3047: 3043: 3038: 3035: 3031: 3026: 3024: 3020: 3016: 3011: 3008: 3004: 2999: 2997: 2993: 2989: 2984: 2981: 2977: 2972: 2970: 2966: 2962: 2957: 2954: 2950: 2945: 2942: 2938: 2933: 2931: 2927: 2923: 2918: 2915: 2912:, p. 91. 2911: 2906: 2903: 2899: 2894: 2892: 2890: 2888: 2884: 2880: 2875: 2872: 2868: 2863: 2860: 2857:, p. 51. 2856: 2851: 2848: 2844: 2839: 2837: 2835: 2831: 2827: 2822: 2819: 2815: 2810: 2807: 2803: 2798: 2796: 2792: 2788: 2783: 2781: 2777: 2773: 2768: 2765: 2761: 2756: 2753: 2749: 2744: 2741: 2737: 2732: 2729: 2725: 2720: 2718: 2714: 2710: 2705: 2703: 2699: 2695: 2690: 2687: 2684:, p. 41. 2683: 2678: 2676: 2672: 2668: 2663: 2660: 2656: 2651: 2648: 2644: 2639: 2637: 2633: 2629: 2624: 2622: 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228: 227: 224: 219: 218:Third Crusade 211: 206: 204: 199: 197: 192: 191: 188: 180:400 prisoners 177: 170: 169: 164: 160: 158: 155: 154: 149: 146: 143: 139: 136: 135: 130: 122: 117: 116: 112: 109: 108: 103: 74: 70: 66: 63: 62: 58: 55: 54: 50: 44: 39: 36: 35: 29: 28:Third Crusade 24: 19: 4197: 4175:(2): 1–31 . 4172: 4168: 4164: 4155: 4146: 4142: 4129:. Routledge. 4126: 4114: 4105: 4101: 4082: 4075: 4053: 4042: 4029: 4017: 3992: 3988: 3979: 3970: 3946: 3942: 3925:(5): 48–53. 3922: 3918: 3909: 3900: 3892:Bibliography 3878: 3866: 3824: 3782: 3777:, p. 6. 3770: 3758: 3746: 3734: 3722: 3695: 3683: 3641: 3629: 3617: 3605: 3593: 3558: 3546: 3519: 3488: 3476: 3454:Cushing 2017 3432: 3420: 3408: 3381: 3369: 3357: 3345: 3310: 3298: 3269: 3257: 3230: 3218: 3189: 3177: 3165: 3153: 3141: 3129: 3122:Cushing 2017 3117: 3105: 3093: 3049: 3037: 3010: 2983: 2956: 2944: 2924:, p. 1. 2917: 2905: 2874: 2862: 2855:Cushing 2017 2850: 2821: 2809: 2767: 2755: 2743: 2731: 2689: 2669:, p. 9. 2662: 2657:, p. 8. 2650: 2579: 2572: 2546: 2512: 2503: 2501: 2488: 2477: 2461: 2426: 2401: 2399: 2394: 2391: 2342: 2340: 2334: 2319: 2309: 2305: 2301: 2299: 2289: 2287: 2269: 2261: 2257: 2254: 2249: 2247: 2243: 2237: 2234: 2221: 2216: 2210: 2187: 2185: 2177:Hospitallers 2168: 2164: 2160: 2156: 2154: 2149: 2146: 2131: 2125: 2116: 2112: 2104: 2102: 2089: 2085: 2079: 2072: 2068: 2064: 2061: 2056: 2054: 2046: 2004:, either in 1995: 1962: 1944: 1918: 1913: 1900: 1894: 1870: 1855: 1852:Gregory VIII 1841: 1832: 1819: 1811: 1807: 1800: 1797:rammed earth 1786: 1779: 1761: 1749: 1740: 1736: 1734: 1716:Ibn Abī Zarʿ 1708:Ibn al-Athīr 1693: 1687: 1680: 1674: 1672: 1656: 1639: 1627: 1621: 1613: 1607: 1599: 1597: 1586: 1575: 1573: 1567: 1537: 1529: 1510: 1490:sacked Alvor 1483: 1460: 1452: 1450: 1380:North Africa 1298:15th century 1186:14th century 1090:4th Valencia 1012:13th century 975: 966:4th Santarém 926:3rd Santarém 866:2nd Santarém 786:3rd Valencia 756:2nd Zaragoza 736:1st Santarém 671:2nd Valencia 665:12th century 629:1st Valencia 594:1st Zaragoza 513:11th century 497:Torrevicente 441:10th century 338:Orbieu River 333:Burbia River 303: 234: 132:Belligerents 33: 26:Part of the 4165:Reconquista 4072:Lecomte, G. 3802:Morton 2009 3787:Hosler 2018 3775:Wilson 2020 3751:Wilson 2020 3715:Hosler 2018 3563:Wilson 2020 3134:Wilson 2021 2922:Wilson 2020 2667:Wilson 2020 2655:Wilson 2020 2493:Montpellier 2413:as the new 2224:undermining 1975:La Rochelle 1924: [ 1814:, from the 1712:Ibn Khaldūn 1700:Ibn ʿIdhārī 1661:Clement III 1649: [ 1462:Reconquista 1438:2nd Tangier 1423:1st Tangier 1282:2nd Montiel 1202:3rd Almería 1120:3rd Seville 1048:2nd Majorca 951:2nd Seville 916:2nd Badajoz 896:2nd Almería 886:2nd Tortosa 856:1st Almería 841:1st Montiel 796:1st Badajoz 771:1st Granada 524:Calatañazor 452:1st Majorca 405:Guadalacete 380:1st Tortosa 369:9th century 317:8th century 305:Reconquista 245:Philomelion 118:Territorial 97: / 34:Reconquista 32:Portuguese 4210:Categories 4108:: 117–130. 4081:Volume IX: 4032:. 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Index

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Portuguese Reconquista

Silves
al-Gharb
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Almohad Caliphate
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Alvor
Silves
Acre
Philomelion
Iconium
Arsuf
Jaffa
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Covadonga
1st Roncevaux Pass
Burbia River
Orbieu River
Lutos
Las Babias

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