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Siege of Acre

Siege of Acre was a siege conducted on 4 April 1291 at Acre, in what is now Israel; it lasted 44 days. It was part of Crusades, which ran from 1095 to 1291. The recorded result: Mamluk victory; Decline of Crusader states. Recorded strength: 160,000 foot soldiers; 66,000 horsemen against Acre: 15,000; Cyprus: 700.

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The Hospitalier Master Mathieu de Clermont defending the walls in 1291.
The Hospitalier Master Mathieu de Clermont defending the walls in 1291.. Dominique Papety, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 April 1291lasted 44 days
WhereAcre, Israel32.933N, 35.083E
OutcomeMamluk victory; Decline of Crusader states
BelligerentsMamluk Sultanate; Ayyubid remnant emirate of HamaagainstKingdom of Jerusalem (in Personal union; Knights Templar; Knights Hospitaller; Teutonic Order; Order of St. Thomas; Order of St. Lazarus
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofCrusades1095 to 1291

Where it sits in Crusades

First Siege of Arsuf 1099, 1099Battle of Melitene, 1100Siege of Tripoli, 1102Siege of Acre, 1103Siege of Acre, 1104Battle of Harran, 1104Battle of Shaizar, 1111Battle of Al-Sannabra, 1113Battle of Sarmin, 1115Battle of Ager Sanguinis, 1119Battle of Yibneh, 1123Siege of Aleppo, 1124Battle of Azaz, 1125Battle of Ba'rin, 1137Siege of Shaizar, 1138Siege of Edessa, 1144Siege of Edessa, 1146Battle of Inab, 1149Siege of Ascalon, 1153Siege of Paneas, 1157Battle of Lake Huleh, 1157Siege of Shaizar, 1157Battle of al-Buqaia, 1163Battle of Harim, 1164Siege of Alexandria, 1167Battle of al-Babein, 1167Siege of Bilbeis, 1168Siege of Damietta, 1169Siege of Gaza, 1170Battle of Montgisard, 1177Battle of Marj Ayyun, 1179Battle of Jacob's Ford, 1179Battle of Belvoir Castle, 1182Battle of Al-Fule, 1183Siege of Kerak, 1183Battle of Cresson, 1187Siege of Tiberias, 1187Battle of Hattin, 1187Conquest of Jerusalem, 1187Siege of Tyre, 1187Battle of St. Matthew's Day, 1217Battle of Lyndanisse, 1219Battle of Lihula, 1220Battle of the Ice, 1242Siege of Jerusalem, 1244Battle of Forbie, 1244Fall of Haifa, 1265Fall of Caesarea, 1265Battle of Wesenberg, 1268Fall of Beaufort Castle, 1268Siege of Antioch, 1268Fall of Krak des Chevaliers, 1271Fall of Montfort Castle, 1271Fall of Tripoli, 1289Siege of Acre, 1291Fall of Ruad, 1302Battle of Megara, 1359Battle of Rudau, 137010991370Siege of Acre, 1291
58 placed engagements of Crusades in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date4 April 1291
to 18 May 1291
PlaceAcre, Israel
32.933N, 35.083E
KindSiege, medieval
Territorial changeSuccessful recapture of Acre by the Muslims
Strength160,000 foot soldiers; 66,000 horsemenAcre: 15,000; Cyprus: 700
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Al-Ashraf Khalil
  • Lajin
  • Al-Muzaffar III Mahmud
  • Baybars al-Mansuri
  • Siraj al-Din Dhabyan
  • Ibn Taymiyyah
  • Henry II of Jerusalem
  • Amalric, Lord of Tyre
  • Guillaume de Beaujeu
  • Thibaud Gaudin
  • Pierre de Severy
  • Jean de Villiers (grand master)
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Contested ground: this site was fought over 6 times between 1103 and 1948.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1291

Siege of Acre is one of 386 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q325985, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Acre (1291), revision 1383046971, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.