Siege of Mount Tabor (1217) | |||||||
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Part of the Fifth Crusade | |||||||
Mount Tabor | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Austria Kingdom of Jerusalem Kingdom of Cyprus Principality of Antioch Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller Teutonic Order | Ayyubid Dynasty | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
John of Brienne Bohemond IV of Antioch Guérin de Montaigu | Badr al-Din Muhammad Al-Hakkari | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | 2,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy | Unknown |
The siege of Mount Tabor was a military engagement between the Crusader armies of the Fifth Crusade and the Ayyubids. The combined Crusader armies laid siege to Mount Tabor, which was the objective of the Hungarian Crusade. The crusaders ultimately failed to capture the fort.