Battle of Ager Sanguinis
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In the Battle of Ager Sanguinis, also known as the Battle of the Field of Blood, the Battle of Sarmada, or the Battle of Balat, Roger of Salerno's Crusader army of the Principality of Antioch was annihilated by the army of Ilghazi of Mardin, the Artuqid ruler of Aleppo on 28 June 1119.
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Battle of Ager Sanguinis | |||||||
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Part of the Crusades | |||||||
Battle of Ager-Sanguinis, 1337 miniature | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Artuqids of Aleppo | Principality of Antioch | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ilghazi Ibn al-Khashshab | Roger of Salerno ā | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
20,000[1] |
7,000ā11,000[1] 700 knights[2] 500 Armenian cavalry[3] 3,000 infantry[4] Turcopoles and auxiliaries[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
Most killed 570 captured, of whom 30 executed[5] |
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