Frankish fleet sacks Fuwwa on the Egyptian coast

غارة الفرنج على فوّة

c. 1204 CE · 601 AH

Fuwwah

A Frankish fleet entered Egyptian waters and sacked Fuwwa, killing and capturing its people 1.

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1190120012101220 c.
The Crusades, Ayyubids and Mamluks · The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era

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Fuwwah

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A Frankish fleet set out for Egypt and plundered the city of Fuwwa, killing and capturing some of its people. 1

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Fuwwah
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The Franks (Ifranja)

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Strife between the Franks and the Armenians· Frankish seaborne raid on the coast and the truce· Frankish raids on Syria· Frankish expedition to Syria; Sidon refortified· The Franks appear in Syria and march on Egypt· The Franks besiege and demolish Qal'at al-Tur· The Franks (Ifranja)· Fuwwah

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 293
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