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Crusader Landing in Egypt

Type Event Region Africa Time 1249

In June 1249, Louis IX's Seventh Crusade fleet reached the Nile Delta in Egypt and landed near Damietta, shifting the battlefield to the Ayyubid hear…

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  1. 1249Coastal waters of the Nile Delta · MediterraneanAfter assembling via Cyprus, the Crusader fleet sailed into Egyptian coastal waters; Louis IX chose Damietta as the primary target, intending to seize the fortress at the mouth of the Nile to control Egypt's waterborne lifeline.
  2. 1249Damietta · Nile DeltaThe Crusaders landed successfully on the beaches near Damietta, where Egyptian resistance was limited. After the landing, the allied forces quickly established a camp and turned to the siege of Damietta.

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