Kings and Generals

Biggest Battle of the First Crusade - Battle of Antioch 1098 (2022x146)

: 04, 2022

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the First Crusade continues with the aftermath of the battle of Civetot of 1096 during the so-called People's Crusade of the First Crusade and the battle of Nicaea of 1097 as the Princes' Crusade began. The Crusaders continued moving into the Asia Minor and had to fight against the forces of the Seljuk Sultan of Rum Kilij Arslan in Dorylaeum and after the victory over the sultan, the road to Syria was open, leading to the Siege of Antioch in 1097-1098, but the partial victory of the crusaders in this siege was followed by a counter-attack of various Seljuk generals, leading to the biggest battle of the First Crusade - the battle of Antioch.