Siege

Siege of Pelusium

Dec 639 – Feb 640 · 31.05° N, 32.60° E

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Dec 639 – Feb 640
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
31.05° N, 32.60° E
Description
639–640 siege

Siege of Pelusium (640)

639–640 siege

The Siege of Pelusium was a military engagement between the Rashidun army under Amr ibn al-As and the Byzantine garrison of Pelusium. After a siege of two months, the Muslims captured the city, which gave the Muslims their first hold in Egypt.

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