Today in History: The Siege of Damascus Was Broken

On this day (July 29) in 1148 the Siege of Damascus was decisively defeated marking the beginning of the end of the Second Crusade and the start of very bad times for the Crusader States. It was bad enough that the crusaders had attacked the only friendly power in the region but there failure broke the trust between the leaders of the various crusader states making them far more vulnerable to their enemies.