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Siege of Mount Tabor

Siege of Mount Tabor was a siege conducted on 30 November 1217 at Mount Tabor, in what is now Israel; it lasted 7 days. It was part of the Fifth Crusade, which ran from 1213 to 1221. The recorded result: Ayyubid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 2,000 men.

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Fought30 November 1217lasted 7 days
WhereMount Tabor, Israel32.687N, 35.390E
OutcomeAyyubid victory
BelligerentsKingdom of Hungary; 17px Holy Roman Empire; 22px Duchy of Austria; 22px Kingdom of Jerusalem; Kingdom of Cyprus; Principality of Antioch; Knights Templar; Knights Hospitaller; Teutonic Orderagainst22px|border|link Ayyubid Dynasty
Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown
Part ofFifth Crusade1213 to 1221

Where it sits in the Fifth Crusade

Siege of Alcácer do Sal, 1217Siege of Mount Tabor, 1217Battle of Machghara, 1217Siege of Damietta, 1218Siege of Cáceres, 1218Attack on Limassol, 122012171220Siege of Mount Tabor, 1217
6 placed engagements of the Fifth Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 November 1217
to 7 December 1217
PlaceMount Tabor, Israel
32.687N, 35.390E
KindSiege, medieval
StrengthUnknown2,000 men
Casualties and lossesHeavyUnknown
Commanders
  • John of Brienne
  • Bohemond IV of Antioch
  • Guérin de Montaigu
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Siege of Mount Tabor is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125498707, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Mount Tabor, revision 1382049236, 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.