Siege of Damietta (1218–1219)
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The Siege of Damietta (1218–1219) was a major Crusader assault during the Fifth Crusade in which Western forces besieged and captured the strategic Egyptian port city of Damietta from the Ayyubid Sultanate.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Damietta (1218–1219) canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of the Fifth Crusade
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siege ⓘ |
| aim | use Egypt as leverage to recover Jerusalem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pope Honorius III
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Pope Innocent III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ayyubid Sultanate
NERFINISHED
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Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casusBelli | Crusader attempt to weaken Ayyubid power in Egypt ⓘ |
| cityCaptured | Damietta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Al-Ashraf Musa
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Al-Kamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Al-Muazzam NERFINISHED ⓘ John of Brienne NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver of Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelagius of Albano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Fifth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Ayyubid Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1219-11-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of al-Mansurah (1221)
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Crusader advance towards Cairo ⓘ |
| hasChronology | took place between 1218 and 1219 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| location |
Damietta
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
capture of the river tower on the Nile chain
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construction of Crusader siege towers on ships ⓘ flooding and disease in Crusader camp ⓘ surrender of Damietta to Crusaders in 1219 ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Damietta ⓘ |
| opponent | Ayyubid Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Ayyubid garrison of Damietta
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Holy Roman Empire contingents ⓘ Italian maritime communes ⓘ Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ Knights Templar NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Fifth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | arrival of Crusader fleet at Damietta in 1218 ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Latin Christianity
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Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Crusader victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1218-05-27 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Nile Delta
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gateway to Cairo ⓘ |
| theatre |
Eastern Mediterranean
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Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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