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Fall of Haifa (1265)

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Successful Mamluk siege against the Crusaders
Fall of Haifa (1265)
Part of The Crusades
Date1265
LocationHaifa
Result Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Mamluk Sultanate Knights Hospitaller
Commanders and leaders
Baibars Unknown
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

In 1265, the army of Baibars the Mamluk captured Haifa, destroying its fortifications, which had been rebuilt by Louis IX of France, as well as the majority of the city's homes to prevent the European Crusaders from returning.

Crusades: battles in the Levant (1096–1303)
First Crusade
Period post-First Crusade

Second Crusade

Period post-Second Crusade

Third Crusade

Period post-Third Crusade

Fourth Crusade

Fifth Crusade

Sixth Crusade and aftermath

Seventh Crusade

End of the Crusader states in the Levant

References

  1. "Haifa in the Middle Ages".

32°48′00″N 34°59′00″E / 32.8000°N 34.9833°E / 32.8000; 34.9833


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