siege, major, medieval
Siege of Ascalon
Siege of Ascalon was a siege conducted in 1153 at Ashkelon, in what is now Egypt. It was part of Crusades, which ran from 1095 to 1291. The recorded result: Crusader victory. Recorded strength: Unknown number of men; 15 ships against Unknown number of men; 70 ships.
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Record
| Date | 1153 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ashkelon, Egypt 31.667N, 34.548E | |
| Part of | Crusades (1095 to 1291) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Crusader victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Jerusalem; Knights Templar; Knights Hospitaller | Fatimid Caliphate |
| Commanders | Baldwin III of Jerusalem; Gerard of Sidon; Bernard de Tremelay; Hugues Salomon du Quiliou; Raymond du Puy | Ibn al-Sallar |
| Strength | Unknown number of men; 15 ships | Unknown number of men; 70 ships |
| Casualties and losses | Total unknown; 40 Templars killed | Unknown |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Ascalon 1247, 0.6 km
- Battle of Ascalon 1099, 1.0 km
- Siege of Ascalon AD 67, 1.7 km
- Battle of Forbie 1244, 6.8 km
- Battle of Yad Mordechai 1948, 8.8 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Inab 29 June 1149
- After: Siege of Paneas May 1157
- All 58 engagements of Crusades
Siege of Ascalon is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 76 in present-day Egypt.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q677982, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ascalon, revision 1384730335, 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.