Successful Mamluk siege against the: Crusaders
Fall of Haifa (1265) | |||||||
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Part of The Crusades | |||||||
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Baibars | unknown | ||||||
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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."
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32°48′00″N 34°59′00″E / 32.8000°N 34.9833°E / 32.8000; 34.9833
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