Battle of Alexandretta

The Battle of Alexandretta was the first clash between the forces of the Byzantine Empire and the Fatimid Caliphate in Syria. It was fought in early 971 near Alexandretta, while the main Fatimid army was besieging Antioch, which the Byzantines had captured two years previously. The Byzantines, led by one of Emperor John I Tzimiskes' household eunuchs, lured a 4,000-strong Fatimid detachment to attack their empty encampment and then attacked them from all sides, destroying the Fatimid force. The defeat at Alexandretta, coupled with the invasion of southern Syria by the Qarmatians, forced the Fatimids to lift the siege and secured Byzantine control of Antioch and northern Syria.

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battle, Byzantine Empire, Fatimid Caliphate, Byzantine Empire, 

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971 Battle of Alexandretta

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-38 Battle of Amanus Pass

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-317 Battle of Rhosos

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-332 Battle of Issus

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194 Battle of Issus

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622 Heraclius' campaign of 622

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1266 Battle of Mari

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1832 Battle of Beilan

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1832 Battle of Belen Pass

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1938	Hatay State		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	38	Battle of Amanus Pass	Roman Republic, Parthian Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	317	Battle of Rhosos	naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	332	Battle of Issus	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	194	Battle of Issus	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	622	Heraclius' campaign of 622	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	971	Battle of Alexandretta	Byzantine Empire, battle, Fatimid Caliphate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1266	Battle of Mari	battle, Mamluk Sultanate, Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1832	Battle of Beilan	Ottoman Empire, battle, Egypt Eyalet	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1832	Battle of Belen Pass	Ottoman Empire, battle, Egypt Eyalet	Wikidata
site	castle		Trapessac	fortress, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Cin Kulesi	fortress	Wikidata
site	museum	2009	İskenderun Naval Museum	naval museum	Wikidata