Seventh Crusade
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The Seventh Crusade was a major 13th-century military expedition led by King Louis IX of France aimed at conquering Muslim-held Egypt as a strategic base for recovering the Holy Land.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seventh Crusade canonical | 16 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
13th-century conflict
ⓘ
crusade ⓘ military campaign ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Louis IX remained in the Holy Land after release
ⓘ
weakening of crusader influence in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
Crusader states ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Mamluks
|
| campaignType | overseas expedition ⓘ |
| causeOfFailure |
disease among crusader army
ⓘ
logistical difficulties ⓘ strong Muslim resistance ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrder | seventh numbered crusade to the Holy Land ⓘ |
| commander | Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| endTime | 1254 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Eighth Crusade ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
capture of Damietta
ⓘ
capture of Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| leader | Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| location |
Egypt
ⓘ
Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| militaryCharacter | religious war ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Fariskur
ⓘ
Battle of Mansoura (1250) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mansurah
|
| notableCityInCampaign |
Cairo
ⓘ
Damietta ⓘ Mansoura ⓘ
surface form:
Mansurah
|
| opponent |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
Mamluk forces ⓘ |
| outcome | failure of crusader forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Crusades ⓘ |
| patron | Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| peaceSettlement |
evacuation of Damietta
ⓘ
ransom of Louis IX ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sixth Crusade ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | conquest of Egypt ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Islam
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| result | decisive Muslim victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1248 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | use Egypt as base to recover the Holy Land ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
French nobility
ⓘ
Papal authority ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Nile Delta ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| yearOfDamiettaCapture | 1249 ⓘ |
| yearOfLouisIXCapture | 1250 ⓘ |
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