Siege

Siege of Damietta

May 1218 – 12 Nov 1219 · 31.42° N, 31.82° E

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May 1218 – 12 Nov 1219
Kind
Siege
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31.42° N, 31.82° E
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1218–1219 siege

Siege of Damietta (1218–1219)

Battle in Egypt

The siege of Damietta of 1218–1219 was part of the Fifth Crusade in which the Crusaders attacked the Egyptian port city of Damietta. The city was besieged in 1218 and taken by the Crusaders in 1219.

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