Ager Sanguinis 1119 - Crusaders' Field of Blood - Second Crusade

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the middle ages and crusades continues with the first video in our series on the Second Crusade. Previously, we have covered the First (https://youtu.be/kxfP_BSnmyw), Third (https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ) and Fourth Crusades (https://youtu.be/uZ5-wPyqk3s) and our coverage starts with the battle of Ager Sanguinis - the Field of Blood in 1119, as the rise of Ilghazi of the Artukids threatens the Crusader states leading to the clash with Roger of Salerno and the Principate of Antioch. 🎥 Join our YouTube members and patrons to unlock exclusive content! Our community is currently enjoying deep dives into the First Punic War, Pacific War, history of Prussia, Italian Unification Wars, Russo-Japanese War, Albigensian Crusade, and Xenophon’s Anabasis. Become a part of this exclusive circle: youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join or patron: https://www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals and Paypal http://paypal.me/kingsangenerals as well! Previous videos on the Crusades, Eastern Roman Empire and more: First Crusade: https://youtu.be/kxfP_BSnmyw Third Crusade https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ Fourth Crusade: https://youtu.be/uZ5-wPyqk3s How the Romans Retook Constantinople - Pelagonia 1259: https://youtu.be/o3KJdBXY16A What Was Lost in the Sack of Constantinople - https://youtu.be/u7_ewGVo65k Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperors - https://youtu.be/PRr44d-3gsg Siege of Damascus 634 - Arab - Byzantine Wars - https://youtu.be/ZGo5ck2EEHg Byzantine Empire Strikes Back - Battle of Nikiou 646 - https://youtu.be/lUlgYAmwzc4 Siege of Constantinople 717-718 - Arab-Byzantine Wars - https://youtu.be/n4BtmRMwYmw Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars Versinikia 813 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars - https://youtu.be/PTcV-xegA0c Third Crusade 1189-1192: From Hattin to Jaffa - https://youtu.be/jCyCSgsFXKQ Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer - https://youtu.be/lIuNd9KulZM Creation of the Medieval Roman Army - https://youtu.be/hFVpbJhawqk Strategikon - Army Manual of the Eastern Roman Empire - https://youtu.be/5GafRHOEEzc Elite and Levy Units of the Eastern Roman Army - https://youtu.be/nezpRl9VkcU Medieval Battles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2cEIDZwG5M&list=PLaBYW76inbX46r95D4BjCxiJz7-OeyOtW Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The video was made by Martin Stamatov, while the script was researched and written by Jerzy Dobruchowski. This video was narrated by Officially Devin (www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ). The art was created by Nargiz Isaeva. Machinimas by MalayArcher on Total War: Attila engine. ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► http://www.kingsandgenerals.net/podcast/ ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals ✔ Discord ►https://discord.gg/DpuRAMa75V Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S3QJcGmx__oxtql650aRHUQBAqSSpNUJst93yB6xLfM/edit?usp=sharing Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com 00:00 Intro 01:59 Baldwin le Bourg and the Latin Kingdoms after 1118 07:29 Aleppo’s turmoil & rise of Ilghazi 10:39 Manoeuvres before the battle 16:21 Ager Sanguinis 1119 - Field of Blood 20:28 Aftermath #kingsandgenerals #documentary #SecondCrusade