Kerbogha of Mosul

Turkish magnate

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siege of Antioch

  • Crusades
    In Crusades: From Constantinople to Antioch

    …by a relief force under Kerbogha of Mosul. The situation seemed so hopeless that some Crusaders deserted and attempted to return home. Among these was Peter the Hermit, who was caught and returned to the host, where he was quietly forgiven. Another deserter was the French knight Stephen of Blois,…

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  • Kerbogha Besieges Antioch in 1098
    In Siege of Antioch

    …huge Turkish army led by Kerbogha (Karbuqa) of Mosul arrived and laid siege to the crusaders inside Antioch, killing one of Bohemond’s chief lieutenants, Roger of Barneville, and 15 of his elite knights in an ambush outside the city walls. On June 10, a monk named Peter Bartholomew had a…

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