Expedition to Samosata

Expedition to Samosata
Part of the First Crusade
Date1098
Location
Result Inconclusive
Territorial
changes
Capture of the village of St. John by the Crusaders
Belligerents
Emirate of Samosata County of Edessa
Commanders and leaders
Balduk Baldwin I of Jerusalem
Constantine of Gargar
Strength
Unknown 80 Crusader Knights, a few thousand Edessenes
Casualties and losses
Unknown ~1,000 Edessenes killed

The Expedition to Samosata was undertaken by the future Baldwin I of Jerusalem following his ascension to co-regent of Edessa as a part of the First Crusade. His main goal was to eliminate the Emirate of Samosata as a commercial and military rival of the Edessene state. The expedition was carried out from 14 to 20 February 1098.