What is Siege of Lisbon (1142)?
The '''siege of Lisbon''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Cerco de Lisboa''), was a short-lived [[blockade]] undertaken by [[Anglo-Norman crusaders]]. The siege began in the summer of 1142. Shortly after the siege began, Anglo-Norman crusaders realized that it would not last long, because they were few in number. They then destroyed the outskirts of the city [[Lisbon]], before abandoning it until 1147, [[Siege of Lisbon|when they returned with more people for battle]]. [[Category:1142]] [[Category:History of Lisbon]] [[Category:Al-Andalus]] [[Category:12th century in Portugal]] [[Category:Sieges|Lisbon (1142)]] {{europe-stub}}