Πολιορκία της Αντιόχειας: Διαφορά μεταξύ των αναθεωρήσεων

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Νέα σελίδα: H '''Πολιορκία της Αντιόχειας''' έλαβε χώρα κατά τη διάρκεια της First Crusade in 1097 and 1098. The first siege, by the [...
 
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H '''Πολιορκία της Αντιόχειας''' έλαβε χώρα κατά τη διάρκεια της [[FirstΠρώτης Crusade]]Σταυροφορίας inτο 1097 andκαι 1098. TheΗ firstπρώτη siegeπολιορκία, byαπό theτους [[crusadeσταυροφόροι|σταυροφόρους]]rs againstκατά της κατεχόμενης από theτους Muslim-heldΜουσουλμάνους cityπόλη, lasted from 21 October 1097 to 2 June 1098. [[Antioch]] lay in a strategic location on the crusaders' route to Palestine. Supplies, reinforcements and retreat could all be controlled by the city. Anticipating that it would be attacked, the Muslim governor of the city, [[Yaghi-Siyan]], began stockpiling food and sending requests for help. The Byzantine walls surrounding the city presented a formidable obstacle to its capture, but the leaders of the crusade felt compelled to besiege Antioch anyway.
 
The crusaders arrived outside the city on 21 October and began the siege. The garrison [[sortie]]d unsuccessfully on 29 December. After stripping the surrounding area of food, the crusaders were forced to look farther afield for supplies, opening themselves to ambush. On the 31 December, a force of 20,000 crusaders encountered a relief army led by [[Duqaq of Damascus]] heading to Antioch and defeated them. As the siege went on, supplies dwindled and in early 1098 one in seven of the crusaders was dying from starvation, and people began deserting.