Attack on Limassol | |||||||
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Part of the Fifth Crusade | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Cyprus | Ayyubid Sultanate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry I of Cyprus | Al-Kamil | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 20 galleys | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
All ships burned or captured 13,000 killed or captured (exaggeration) | Unknown |
Attack on Limassol occurred in the summer of the year 1220, when the Ayyubid fleet launched a sea raid against the port of Limassol in Cyprus. The raid ended in success for the Ayyubid fleet.