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Siege of Damietta

Siege of Damietta was a siege conducted on 5 June 1249 at Damietta, in what is now Egypt; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Seventh Crusade, which ran from 1248 to 1254. The recorded result: Crusader victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 (including 3,000 knights); 36 ships against Unknown.

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Siége of Damietta
Siége of Damietta. AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 June 1249lasted 1 day
WhereDamietta, Egypt31.417N, 31.817E
OutcomeCrusader victory
BelligerentsKingdom of France; Knights Templar; Knights HospitalleragainstAyyubid Sultanate
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown; 24 trebuchets captured
Part ofSeventh Crusade1248 to 1254

Where it sits in the Seventh Crusade

Siege of Damietta, 1249Battle of Mansurah, 1250Battle of Fariskur, 125012491250Siege of Damietta, 1249
3 placed engagements of the Seventh Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date5 June 1249
to 6 June 1249
PlaceDamietta, Egypt
31.417N, 31.817E
KindSiege, medieval
Strength15,000 (including 3,000 knights); 36 shipsUnknown
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown; 24 trebuchets captured
Commanders
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 4 times between 1169 and 1799.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1249

Siege of Damietta is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 144 in present-day Egypt.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1876031, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Damietta (1249), revision 1370740587, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.