Battle of Fariskur (1221)
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The Battle of Fariskur (1221) was a key defeat of the crusader forces in Egypt that led to the failure of the Fifth Crusade’s campaign against the Ayyubid Sultanate.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Fariskur (1221) canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Fariskur during the Fifth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ayyubid Sultanate
NERFINISHED
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Crusader forces ⓘ |
| chronology | late phase of the Fifth Crusade ⓘ |
| combatant |
Ayyubid forces of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ papal forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
John of Brienne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pelagius of Albano NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Kamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Fifth Crusade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | pitched battle ⓘ |
| country | Ayyubid Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1221 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
crusader withdrawal from Egypt
ⓘ
surrender of Damietta by the crusaders ⓘ |
| hasCause |
crusader advance from Damietta toward Cairo
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crusader attempt to conquer Egypt ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| involved |
Latin Christian crusaders
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Muslim Ayyubid dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Fariskur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
John of Brienne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Kamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Ayyubid Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusader forces ⓘ |
| outcome |
crusader army trapped by Nile flooding
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negotiated truce between crusaders and al-Kamil ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fifth Crusade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Damietta (1218–1219) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ |
| result |
Ayyubid victory
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crusader defeat ⓘ failure of the Fifth Crusade’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ |
| significance |
decisive defeat for the Fifth Crusade
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demonstrated Ayyubid resilience against crusader invasions ⓘ ended the Fifth Crusade’s campaign in Egypt ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Egypt
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use of Egypt as a base to recover Jerusalem ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Egyptian theater of the Fifth Crusade ⓘ |
| year | 1221 ⓘ |
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