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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Crusades
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)
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
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
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict
Latin Christian crusading movement
result Crusader occupation of Damietta
Crusader victory
significance opening phase of the Seventh Crusade
pivotal Crusader seizure of a major Egyptian port
startTime 1249
strategicImportance base for an advance on Cairo
control of Nile Delta access

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Seventh Crusade keyEvent capture of Damietta