1099

Years: 1096 1097 1098 - 1099 - 1100 1101 1102
Decades: 1060s 1070s 1080s - 1090s - 1100s 1110s 1120s
Centuries: 10th century - 11th century - 12th century

Events

Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade:
- July 8 - 15,000 starving Christian soldiers march around Jerusalem as its Muslim defenders mock them.
- July 15 - Christian soldiers under Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert II of Flanders, Raymond IV of Toulouse and Tancred take Jerusalem after a difficult siege.
August 12- the crusaders defeat the Fatimids at the Battle of Ascalon.

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