General Islamic/Turkish victories over the Crusaders

Anatolian Selchukid Sultan Kilij Arslan made Anatolia a hell for the Crusaders:

The First Crusade,1096-1099

The first Crusader army commanded by Pierre L'hermite selected the Anatolia way:his army would pass Constantinople and Anatolia and they would have arrived Jerusalem.But his army was full of pillagers;they were not elite soldiers although their number was 100.000.Well-trained Turkish armies defeated them easily;especially in Antioch there was a big massacre.

However,after them,four chevalier armies set off:Two of them was commanded Godefroi de Bouillon and they set off from North France,and South Lorraine.The third one was commanded by count of Toulouse,Raimond de Saint Gilles and the last one had been coming from Italy and was commanded by the popecy delegation I.Bohemond.

These chevaliers captured the Selchukid capital Iznik(Nikaia or Nicosia),they defeated armies of Kilij Arslan;they were very good fighters as well as they were crowded.But after a guerilla fight began between Seljuks and crusaders.Seljuk armies followed all steps of Crusaders and they attacked them constantly.Crusaders had big casualties because of these hit-and-run attacks.

Finally the Crusaders captured Antioch and Urfa(Edessa) but while passing Syria the couldn't work as a team,the armies separated but they were successfull in the end,they captured Syrian Meditterenean coast,Jerusalem,Antioch,Urfa,Damascus.

I used to know it 100.000;the all sources I read about that shows 100.000.

Which defeat?In second crusade,Turks didn't play a big role like in the first one,and also Seljuks heavily beated the army of III.Konrad in Anatolia.

I always read it 100.000 in lesson books and encyclopedias.

Now it is 40.000 for me

I will write the cruelty of Richard the Lionhearted soon,(I told some of the story to the Turkish forummers)but I have a little information,I would be glad if someone helps.

I forgot it unfortunately,but I remember the main lines.

III.Crusade

Crusader army commanded by Frederick I comes to Konya,great Selchuk city and Selchuk's new capital.

City is fortified heavily,well trained soldiers and city's defences were unable to defeat.The commander of Turkish armies was Prince Mesud(I think).

First rushes of Frederick were unsuccessfull.He begins thinking.Then he sees the city's graveyard which was outside of the city.A great idea comes to his mind....

He immediately orders his soldiers:"Men,open this graves and show the corpses"Soldiers listen their king;they pillages the graves and takes thebodies.They begin tortures on dead bodies.They break the bones,they do lots of unbelievable tortures to bodies.

The most important fact is;they do these things in front of Selchuk soldiers.Selchuk soldiers begin to become low spirited,some of them leaves the army.The tortures are unbelievable.The people of Konya can't stand against these.

Then Crusaders begin to attack.Already,Seljuk soldiers begin to leave the battle.Crusaders easily take the city....

This story isn't known so much but it is a real story which was written in Selchukid sources.When I first read it I was about to have a heart attack.

Was it Richard?Oh sorry I said I forgot the story.

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True, but the Crusaders were also pissed when Alexius' army (2000 peltasts) under General Taticius did not come to relieve after hearing the situation at Antioch was hopeless.

Bad point in Byzantine-Crusader relations.

Yes, it is I...

Don't be disappointed, I'm just saying that Frederick had a brilliant ideia in order to win the battle. Don't you agree?

I'm supposing you're not a crusader for Islam, are you?

They are my ancestors,I can't agree.The idea is disgusting in my opinion

OF COURSE NO!

i think we need someone called Islamcrusader to fight Christcrusader 

just joking