battle, medieval

Battle at Gaza

Name: Battle at Gaza
Location: Gaza City, Palestine

Battle at Gaza was a battle fought in 1239 at Gaza City, in what is now Palestine. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gaza City. It was part of Q1788485. The recorded result: Ayyubid victory. Recorded strength: 400–600 men against Unknown.

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Fought1239

WhereGaza City, Palestine31.508N, 34.460E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAyyubid victory

BelligerentsCrusadersagainstAyyubid Sultanate

Part ofQ1788485

Record

Date	1239 (year precision)
Place	Gaza City, Palestine 31.508N, 34.460E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	400–600 men	Unknown
Commanders	Theobald I of Navarre Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy Walter IV, Count of Brienne Balian Grenier John of Arsuf Odo of Montbéliard	As-Salih Ayyub

Placed at Gaza City; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Gaza 332 BC, 1.4 km NW
Battle of Gaza 312 BC, 1.4 km NW
Siege of Gaza 720 BC, 1.4 km NW
Siege of Gaza 1170, 1.4 km NW
Battle of Gaza 1280, 1.9 km NE

Elsewhere in 1239

Battle at Gaza is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Palestine.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109285058, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle at Gaza (1239), revision 1375736628, 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.