battle, medieval

Battle of Machghara

Name: Battle of Machghara
Location: Machgara, Lebanon

Battle of Machghara was a battle fought in 1217 at Machgara, in what is now Lebanon. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Machgara. It was part of the Fifth Crusade, which ran from 1213 to 1221. The recorded result: Ayyubid victory. Recorded strength: 500 cavalry against Unknown.

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Fought1217

WhereMachgara, Lebanon33.528N, 35.652E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAyyubid victory

BelligerentsKingdom of Hungaryagainst22px|border|link Ayyubid Dynasty

Casualties and lossesAll but 3 killed or capturedandUnknown

Part ofFifth Crusade1213 to 1221

Where it sits in the Fifth Crusade

5 placed engagements of the Fifth Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1217 (year precision)
Place	Machgara, Lebanon 33.528N, 35.652E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	500 cavalry	Unknown
Casualties and losses	All but 3 killed or captured	Unknown
Commanders	Denis, son of Ampud

Placed at Machgara; 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

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Battle of Jezzine 1982, 6.4 km W
Battle of Merdjayoun 1941, 15 km S
Battle of Marj Ayyun 1179, 20 km S
Battle of Sultan Yacoub 1982, 21 km NE

In the same war

Before: Siege of Mount Tabor 30 November 1217
After: Siege of Damietta April 1218
All 5 engagements of Fifth Crusade

Elsewhere in 1217

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Battle of Lincoln United Kingdom
Battle of Sandwich (1217) United Kingdom
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Battle of Machghara is one of 590 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Lebanon.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125503785, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Machghara, revision 1370448451, 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.