Battle of Gaza (La Forbie)

Timeline

1. 1244Southern Levant · LevantKhwarazmian forces driven out by the Mongols captured Jerusalem on 23 August with support from Egypt's al-Salih Ayyub. Crusader military orders and a coalition of Damascus and Homs then marched south, attempting to counterattack the Egypt–Khwarazmian alliance.
2. 1244Gaza · PalestineFighting took place northeast of Gaza on 17–18 October (the Battle of La Forbie). The coalition was routed; the Grand Master of the Templars Armand de Périgord was killed, and Walter IV and others were captured. This battle did not cause the fall of Jerusalem—the holy city had already been lost two months earlier.
3. 1244Jerusalem · PalestineThe crusaders lost their field army, coastal positions contracted, Europe was shaken, and the Seventh Crusade was prompted. The fall of Jerusalem occurred before this battle, not after.