Operation Crusader (18 November – 30 December 1941) was a military operation of the Western Desert campaign during World War II by the British Eighth Army (with Commonwealth, Indian and Allied contingents) against the Axis forces (German and Italian) in North Africa commanded by Generalleutnant (Lieutenant-General) Erwin Rommel.

This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Crusades (1096 – 1291). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of the crusades. This category has the following 20 subcategories, out of 20 total. The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.

2015年11月6日 · Though they were shaped by far more than battles, those battles can help us define and understand the crusades. When the first Crusade was called, summoning Christian knights to retake the Holy Land from Muslims, it immediately got out of hand.

2017年4月25日 · The Crusade wars were fought for several reasons including recapturing the Christian territories, resolving conflicts among rival groups within the Roman Catholic, capturing Jerusalem, defending Christians in the non-Christian territories, and …

This is the order of battle for the ground forces involved in Operation Crusader, a World War II battle between the British Commonwealth and the European Axis Powers of Germany and Italy in North Africa between 18 November – 30 December 1941.

2024年10月25日 · During Operation Crusader, two key battles significantly influenced the course of the campaign: the Battle of Tobruk and the Battle of Gazala. The Battle of Tobruk, fought from November 18 to December 10, 1941, was a defensive engagement that marked a pivotal point in the North African theater.

2024年12月4日 · Crusades, military expeditions, beginning in the late 11th century, that were organized by western European Christians in response to centuries of Muslim wars of expansion.

2022年4月11日 · Presented below are the five key battles that defined the Crusade. 1. Dorylaeum: The Seljuk Turks vs. the First Crusade. After successfully sieging the Turkish-held city of Nicea, the Crusaders planned to march through Anatolia and the Levant, taking key cities such as Antioch and Tripoli before reaching their ultimate goal – Jerusalem.

2024年7月3日 · List of every major Crusades battle, including photos, images, or maps of the most famous Crusades battles when available. While it is not a comprehensive list of all skirmishes, conflicts, or battles that took place in the Crusades, we have tried to include as many military events and actions as possible.

2025年1月12日 · So it’s strange, then, that the rulers of the Crusader States fought so many battles—far more than their counterparts in Western Christendom. According to my calculations, the Crusader States fought thirty-nine pitched battles between the conquest of Jerusalem (1099) and the Battle of Hattin (1187), a period of 88 years.