-
During the
period of the Crusades,
turcopoles (also "turcoples" or "turcopoli"; from the Gr****: τουρκόπουλοι,
literally "sons of Turks") were
locally recruited...
- even
incorporated them
within their ranks,
along with the
Maronites and
Turcopoles. Two
prominent Alawite leaders in the
following centuries,
credited with...
-
lightly armed mercenaries as
cavalry in the 12th
century that were
known as
turcopoles (the Gr**** term for
descendants of Turks). Its
meaning has been interpreted...
- of Salerno's army of 700 knights, 3,000 foot
soldiers and a
corps of
Turcopoles was
defeated at the
battle of Ager Sanguinis, or "field of blood". Roger...
-
fought at the end of 1312 or in 1313,
between the
Byzantines and the
Turcopoles led by
Halil Pasha. For two years,
Thrace was
occupied by
Halil Pasha...
-
battle in
Gallipoli was
fought between troops sent by King
Milutin and
Turcopole Halil Pasha (1312). The
Emirate [Turkish] force, 3,100 strong, were in...
-
refer only to
knights and give no
account of the
number of
infantry and
turcopoles,
except that it is
evident from the
number of the dead and
wounded that...
- the afternoon,
resulting in
heavy losses,
especially among infantry and
Turcopoles,
while few
knights were
killed and
nearly all
horses perished. The Templars...
- 2024), ISBN 978-1911717089
Articles "The
Military Role of the
Frankish Turcopoles – a Re****essment",
Mediterranean Historical Review 12 (1) (June 1997)...
- used as
mercenary light cavalry in
Italy in the
later 15th century.
Turcopole: A
light mounted archer used
extensively during the
Crusades in the Middle...
