Battle of Azaz (1125)

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1. 1119–1125Antioch-Aleppo front · Northern SyriaIn the 1119 Field of Blood, Roger of Salerno, regent of Antioch, was killed, and crusader strength in northern Syria was badly weakened. Baldwin II was captured in 1123 and released in 1124. In 1125 Bursuq of Mosul advanced on Azaz, and Baldwin assembled a coalition army from Jerusalem, Antioch, Edessa, and Tripoli and marched north.
2. 1125Azaz · Northern SyriaThe crusaders fought and won a decisive battle against Bursuq's army below the walls of Azaz, lifting the siege. Ibn al-Qalanisi and Fulcher among others recorded this battle. The victory temporarily restored crusader deterrence toward Aleppo but did not lead to the capture of Aleppo itself.
3. 1125Azaz · Northern SyriaAfter the battle the crusader states gained a reprieve, and Azaz remained a stronghold on Antioch's northern flank. It must be clarified: Roger of Salerno died in 1119 at the Field of Blood (near Sarmada), not at Azaz in 1125, and certainly not in 1112. The entry event-battle-azaz-1112 in the knowledge base has been archived due to chronological misplacement.