Expedition to Samosata
| Expedition to Samosata | |||||||||
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| Part of the First Crusade | |||||||||
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| 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 Baldwin 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.