Siege of Ascalon (1247)

Siege of Ascalon (1247)
	Part of the Crusades
Date	August – 15 October 1247
Location	Ascalon
Result	Ayyubid victory
Belligerents
Ayyubid dynasty	Knights Hospitaller; Reinforcements; Kingdom of Jerusalem; Kingdom of Cyprus
Commanders and leaders
As-Salih Ayyub	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The siege of Ascalon was launched by the Ayyubid sultan As-Salih Ayyub against the Hospitaller garrison of Ascalon, resulting in the Ayyubids taking control of Ascalon.

^ Tony Jaques (2006), Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century [3 Volumes], p. 74 [1]

[1] Tony Jaques (2006), Dictionary of Battles and Sieges, A Guide to 8,500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century [3 Volumes], p. 74 [1]

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