The Seventh Crusade, having wintered in Cyprus, …
Years: 1249 - 1249
June
The Seventh Crusade, having wintered in Cyprus, lands in June 1249 near Damietta, Egypt.
The King is one of the first to leap onto land, where he plants the oriflamme of St. Denis on Muslim territory.
Louis IX sends a letter to as-Salih Ayyub.
Although the town and port of Damietta are strongly fortified,Emir Fakhr ad-Din Yussuf, the commander of the Ayyubid garrison, retreats to the camp of the Sultan in Ashmum-Tanah, causing a great panic among the inhabitants of Damietta, who flee the town, leaving intact the bridge that connects the west bank of the Nile with Damietta.
The crusaders on June 6, 1249, cross the river over the bridg eand occupy the deserted town.
Upon hearing the news of the fall of Damietta, the Ayyubid government declares a general emergency and commoners from Cairo and from all over Egypt begin to move to the battle zone.
Locations
People
- Alphonse
- Charles I of Naples
- Guillaume de Sonnac
- Henry I of Cyprus
- Jean de Joinville
- Louis IX of France
- Margaret of Provence
- Renaud de Vichiers
- Robert I, Count of Artois
- as-Salih Ayyub
Groups
- Jews
- Muslims, Sunni
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Palestine, Frankish (Outremer)
- Templar, Knights (Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon)
- Damascus, Ayyubid Dynasty of
- Egypt, Ayyubid Sultanate of
- Cyprus, Kingdom of
- Sicily, Hohenstaufen Kingdom of
- Khwarezmians
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Years: 1249 - 1249
June
Locations
People
- Alphonse
- Charles I of Naples
- Guillaume de Sonnac
- Henry I of Cyprus
- Jean de Joinville
- Louis IX of France
- Margaret of Provence
- Renaud de Vichiers
- Robert I, Count of Artois
- as-Salih Ayyub
Groups
- Jews
- Muslims, Sunni
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- France, (Capetian) Kingdom of
- Genoa, (Most Serene) Republic of
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
- Palestine, Frankish (Outremer)
- Templar, Knights (Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon)
- Damascus, Ayyubid Dynasty of
- Egypt, Ayyubid Sultanate of
- Cyprus, Kingdom of
- Sicily, Hohenstaufen Kingdom of
- Khwarezmians
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions