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Crusader Raid on the Damascus Region

Type Event Region Western Asia Time 1111

In autumn 1111, Baldwin I of Jerusalem intercepted a caravan from Tyre to Damascus after the Battle of Shaizar;…

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  1. 1111Tyre · LebanonTyre's nobles paid the knight Lanfranc to escort valuables to Damascus; Lanfranc instead informed Baldwin, and the crusaders set an ambush accordingly.
  2. 1111Trade route in southern Lebanon · LebanonCrusader forces intercepted a caravan carrying Tyre's valuables, capturing rich plunder that shocked both Tyre and Damascus.

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