Siege of Edessa (1144)

Siege of Edessa
Part of the Crusades
Date November 28 – December 24, 1144 Location Edessa, County of Edessa (present-day Sanliurfa, Turkey) Result Zengid victory Start of the Second Crusade
Belligerents
County of Edessa	Zengids
Commanders and leaders
Archbishop Hugh † Bishop Basil bar Shumna Bishop John	Imad al-Din Zengi
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Garrison killed or captured	Unknown

The siege of Edessa (Arabic, romanized: fatḥ al-Ruhāʾ, lit. 'liberation of Edessa'^[1]) took place from 28 November to 24 December 1144, resulting in the fall of the capital of the County of Edessa to Zengi, the atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. This event was the catalyst for the Second Crusade.