MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · July 28
THE DAY IN HISTORY · JULY 28
July 28 in history
1148 — The siege of Damascus
24–28 Jul 1148 — the Second Crusade’s kings besiege the one Muslim city friendly to Jerusalem, then retreat in four days for reasons still argued. The fiasco drives Damascus into Nur al-Din’s arms and discredits crusading for a generation.
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