Siege of Acre (1291)
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The Siege of Acre (1291) was the decisive Mamluk assault that captured the last major Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land, effectively ending the Crusader states in the Levant.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Acre (1291) canonical | 3 |
| Fall of Acre (1291) | 2 |
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Target entity: Siege of Acre (1291) Context triple: [Acre, historicalEvent, Siege of Acre (1291)]
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Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
The Siege of Acre (1189–1191) was a pivotal and protracted engagement of the Third Crusade in which Crusader forces ultimately captured the key port city of Acre from Saladin’s Ayyubid dynasty.
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Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
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Battle of Jaffa (1192)
The Battle of Jaffa (1192) was a key engagement of the Third Crusade in which Richard I of England repelled Saladin’s forces and secured the coastal city of Jaffa, helping to stabilize Crusader holdings in the Holy Land.
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Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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Siege of Jaffa
The Siege of Jaffa was a major 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign, marked by a brutal French assault on the Ottoman-held port city and subsequent controversial massacres.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Acre (1291) Target entity description: The Siege of Acre (1291) was the decisive Mamluk assault that captured the last major Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land, effectively ending the Crusader states in the Levant.
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A.
Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
The Siege of Acre (1189–1191) was a pivotal and protracted engagement of the Third Crusade in which Crusader forces ultimately captured the key port city of Acre from Saladin’s Ayyubid dynasty.
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B.
Siege of Acre
The Siege of Acre was a pivotal 1799 military engagement in which Napoleon Bonaparte’s advance into the Levant was decisively halted by Ottoman and British forces, marking a major setback in his Middle Eastern ambitions.
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C.
Battle of Jaffa (1192)
The Battle of Jaffa (1192) was a key engagement of the Third Crusade in which Richard I of England repelled Saladin’s forces and secured the coastal city of Jaffa, helping to stabilize Crusader holdings in the Holy Land.
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D.
Siege of Rhodes (1522)
The Siege of Rhodes (1522) was a major Ottoman campaign under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent that culminated in the capture of the island of Rhodes and the expulsion of the Knights Hospitaller from their stronghold.
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E.
Siege of Jaffa
The Siege of Jaffa was a major 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign, marked by a brutal French assault on the Ottoman-held port city and subsequent controversial massacres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Crusades
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siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Acre (1291)
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surface form:
Fall of Acre (1291)
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| belligerent |
Crusader states
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Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ Knights Templar ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ Republic of Pisa ⓘ
surface form:
Pisan Republic
Republic of Genoa ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ Teutonic Order ⓘ
surface form:
Teutonic Knights
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| cause |
Mamluk policy to expel remaining Crusader enclaves from the Levant
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breakdown of truces between Mamluks and Crusaders ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
large Mamluk army with siege engines
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smaller Crusader garrison and allied forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Al-Ashraf Khalil
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Guillaume de Beaujeu ⓘ Henry II of Cyprus ⓘ Jean de Grailly ⓘ Thibaud Gaudin ⓘ Al-Malik al-Mansur Lajin ⓘ
surface form:
al-Mansur Lajin
al-Zahir Kitbugha ⓘ |
| conflict | Crusades ⓘ |
| date | 1291 ⓘ |
| endDate | 18 May 1291 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fall of Beirut (1291)
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Fall of Sidon (1291) ⓘ Fall of Tortosa (1300) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 13th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Outremer ⓘ |
| location |
Acre
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Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ Levant region ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
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| outcome |
evacuation of some defenders and civilians by sea
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massacre and enslavement of many inhabitants ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mamluk–Crusader wars
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Crusades ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of the Crusader states
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| precededBy | Fall of Tripoli (1289) ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Mamluk victory
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end of the Crusader states in the Holy Land ⓘ end of the Kingdom of Jerusalem as a territorial state ⓘ fall of Acre to the Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| significance |
ended Acre’s role as capital of the remnant Kingdom of Jerusalem
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last major Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land captured ⓘ marked the effective end of Latin Christian rule on the Levantine mainland ⓘ |
| startDate | 6 April 1291 ⓘ |
| tactics |
assaults on city walls and towers
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intensive use of siege engines by Mamluks ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Acre (1291) Description of subject: The Siege of Acre (1291) was the decisive Mamluk assault that captured the last major Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land, effectively ending the Crusader states in the Levant.
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