Siege of Jerusalem (1244)

Timeline

1. 1244Acre · AcreOn learning of Jerusalem's fall, Alice, regent queen of Jerusalem, mustered a coalition. King Henry I of Cyprus, and the main forces of the Templars and Hospitallers set out from Acre; Philip, Count of Poitiers of Antioch, also led his troops to join, with total strength of several thousand.
2. 1244Jerusalem · JerusalemThe crusader coalition reached the outskirts of Jerusalem and established a siege camp, launching repeated attacks against the Khwarazmian garrison inside. The garrison resisted stubbornly behind the city defenses and the siege progressed slowly. Meanwhile, Sultan al-Malik al-Salih Ayyub of Egypt was concentrating his main forces to march north in support.
3. 1244Camp outside Jerusalem · JerusalemAfter the crusader main force was annihilatingly defeated by the Egyptian-Khwarazmian coalition at the Battle of La Forbie, the besieging force lost reinforcements and logistical support and was forced to raise the siege and withdraw toward Acre. Hope of reclaiming Jerusalem was completely shattered; the Holy City did not return to Christian control until 1917.