Europe and the Mediterranean in the 13th centuryWars and battles
Seventh Crusade
The crusade of Louis IX (Saint Louis) to Egypt: the capture of Damietta, defeat at al-Mansurah, the king’s captivity and his four years in the Holy Land.
- Date
- 1248–1254year known · duration: ≈ 6 years
- Place
- Damiettatoday: Damietta, Egypt · Middle East and Egypt
- Route
- Aigues-Mortes → South of Sardinia → Strait of Sicily → South of Malta → South of Crete → Limassol (Cyprus) → Damietta → al-Mansurah → Fariskur → Acre
- Participants
- Louis IX (Saint Louis), Kingdom of France, Ayyubid dynasty, Knights Templar
- Threads
- Europe and the Mediterranean in the 13th century
The fleet sailed from Aigues-Mortes in 1248 and wintered in Cyprus; on 6 June 1249 the crusaders took Damietta almost without a fight. The advance on Cairo stalled at al-Mansurah; during the retreat the army was destroyed at Fariskur, and the king was taken prisoner and released in return for a huge ransom and the surrender of Damietta. Until 1254 Louis, based at Acre, strengthened the crusaders’ coastal towns, and then returned to France.
Connections
Includes
- Battle of al-Mansurah8–11 February 1250 · Middle East and Egypt
Related events
- Treaty of Jaffa18 February 1229 · Middle East and EgyptIn 1244 Jerusalem was taken by the Khwarazmians — remnants of the army of Jalal al-Din, who had been driven out by the Mongols; this loss prompted the Seventh Crusade
- French invasion of Egypt and Syria19 May 1798 – 2 September 1801 · Middle East and EgyptFrench armies in Egypt — Louis IX in 1249–1250 and Bonaparte in 1798–1801
Same participants
- Mamluks seize power in Egypt2 May 1250 · Middle East and Egyptvia Ayyubid dynasty
- Fall of Acre18 May 1291 · Middle East and Egyptvia Knights Templar
- Battle of Aljubarrota14 August 1385 · Western and Central Europevia Kingdom of France
Adjacent events in the thread
- Reconquest of Constantinople25 July 1261 · Balkans and Anatolia
Meanwhile in the world
Other regions, within 5 years of this event
Eastern Europe
Balkans and Anatolia
- Battle of Köse Dağbetween 26 June and 3 July 1243
Central and Northern Asia
- Death of Yaroslav II in Karakorum30 September 1246
Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Eruption of Samalasbetween May and October 1257