capture of Damietta
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The capture of Damietta was a pivotal 1249 Crusader seizure of the Egyptian port city that marked the opening phase of Louis IX’s Seventh Crusade against Muslim-held Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
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| capture of Damietta canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: capture of Damietta Context triple: [Seventh Crusade, keyEvent, capture of Damietta]
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Battle of Al-Arish
The Battle of Al-Arish was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign in which French forces fought Ottoman troops near the Sinai town of Al-Arish.
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Siege of Jaffa
The Siege of Jaffa was a major 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign, marked by a brutal French assault on the Ottoman-held port city and subsequent controversial massacres.
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New Damietta
New Damietta is a planned coastal city in northern Egypt developed to expand urban and industrial activity along the Mediterranean within Damietta Governorate.
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Battle of Alexandria
The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.
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Siege of Damietta (1218–1219)
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: capture of Damietta Target entity description: The capture of Damietta was a pivotal 1249 Crusader seizure of the Egyptian port city that marked the opening phase of Louis IX’s Seventh Crusade against Muslim-held Egypt.
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A.
Battle of Al-Arish
The Battle of Al-Arish was a 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign in which French forces fought Ottoman troops near the Sinai town of Al-Arish.
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B.
Siege of Jaffa
The Siege of Jaffa was a major 1799 engagement during Napoleon Bonaparte’s Middle Eastern campaign, marked by a brutal French assault on the Ottoman-held port city and subsequent controversial massacres.
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C.
New Damietta
New Damietta is a planned coastal city in northern Egypt developed to expand urban and industrial activity along the Mediterranean within Damietta Governorate.
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D.
Battle of Alexandria
The Battle of Alexandria was a 1801 engagement in Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars, where British forces under Sir Ralph Abercromby (with Sir John Moore as a key commander) defeated the French, helping to end Napoleon’s campaign in the region.
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E.
Siege of Damietta (1218–1219)
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Crusades
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military campaign ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
Crusader states ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | early phase of Louis IX’s Egyptian campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
European Crusaders
ⓘ
linked to:
Crusades
Muslim forces of Egypt ⓘ
linked to:
Muslim forces
|
| commander | Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| conflict | Seventh Crusade ⓘ |
| conflictType |
medieval siege
ⓘ
religious war ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| documentedIn | medieval crusade chronicles ⓘ |
| endTime | 1249 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Fariskur
ⓘ
Battle of Mansurah (1250) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Mansoura (1250)
|
| follows | Sixth Crusade ⓘ |
| goal |
to facilitate potential conquest of Cairo
ⓘ
to weaken Muslim-held Egypt ⓘ |
| hasCause | Seventh Crusade ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Old French ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Ayyubid Sultanate
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayyubid dynasty
Crusader forces ⓘ Egyptian defenders ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian forces
Louis IX of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| location |
Damietta
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Egypt ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Damietta ⓘ |
| objective | seizure of Egyptian port city of Damietta ⓘ |
| opponent | Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ |
| partOf |
Seventh Crusade
ⓘ
campaigns in Egypt during the Crusades ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1249 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fifth Crusade siege of Damietta
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linked to:
Siege of Damietta (1218–1219)
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| religiousContext |
Christian–Muslim conflict
ⓘ
Latin Christian crusading movement ⓘ |
| result |
Crusader occupation of Damietta
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linked to:
Siege of Damietta (1218–1219)
Crusader victory ⓘ |
| significance |
opening phase of the Seventh Crusade
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pivotal Crusader seizure of a major Egyptian port ⓘ |
| startTime | 1249 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
base for an advance on Cairo
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control of Nile Delta access ⓘ |
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Subject: capture of Damietta Description of subject: The capture of Damietta was a pivotal 1249 Crusader seizure of the Egyptian port city that marked the opening phase of Louis IX’s Seventh Crusade against Muslim-held Egypt.
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