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Knights Templar Commandery Network
Commandery network the Knights Templar established in Europe and the Levant in the 1190s, combining fundraising, supply, training, and forward garris…
Timeline
- 1190–1200Paris · Île-de-FranceIn the 1190s the Knights Templar set up headquarters and commanderies in Paris and elsewhere, handling fundraising, estate management, and shipment of personnel and materiel eastward, forming the European end of the order's transcontinental military logistics.
- 1191–1200Acre · Northern DistrictAfter the transfer of Acre in 1191, the Knights Templar established forward commanderies there and along the line of fortresses, overseeing garrisoned knights, supply depots, and port defenses, directly participating in Crusader state military operations.
Sources
- The Knights Templar: A New History — Helen Nicholson (2001)
- The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple — Malcolm Barber (1994)