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Siege of Krak des Chevaliers (1271)

On the Crusades map as “The fall of Krak”

8 Apr 1271 — Baibars takes the impregnable castle by siege and a forged surrender order. If Krak could fall, nothing in Outremer was safe.

When
Type
Turning point
Chapter
Fall of the crusader states (chapter 11 of Crusades)
Atlas
The Crusades, 1095–1291
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Map showing Siege of Krak des Chevaliers (1271), turning point in The Crusades, 1095–1291
TURNING POINT · THE CRUSADES, 1095–1291

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