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In the summer of the year 1220, the Ayyubid fleet launched a sea raid against the port of Limassol in Cyprus. The raid ended in success for the Ayyubid fleet.
After the capture of Damietta by the Crusaders in 1219, the Ayyubid sultan, Al-Kamil, soon recovered from this setback. He managed to put the war on hold for months. Using this, he began repairing his navy at the city of Rosetta. The Crusaders controlled the eastern branch of the Nile, while the western branch remained unguarded, which allowed the navy to outflank the Crusaders from behind.[1][2][3]
On summer 1220, the Ayyubid navy launched a sea raid against the port of Limassol, which was under the Crusader kingdom of Cyprus, as it was advantageous to the Crusaders. The supply line between Limassol and Damietta were poorly guarded. At Limassol, the Crusader navy was supplying in the port before heading to join the Crusaders in Egypt. The Ayyubid fleet consisted of 20 Galleys. Sailing among the Christian ships, they managed to achieve a surprise attack. The Crusader navy was unprepared for any defense.[4][5][6][7]
The Ayyubids managed to burn and capture all the Crusader fleet, killing and enslaving over 13,000 Crusaders, although this number is indeed exaggeration. When news of the raid reached, the Crusader blamed Pelagio Galvani and Pelagius was dismayed upon learning this. He had already been informed of this raid before; however, he neglected these reports as insignificant. Pelagius soon dispatched a Venetian navy to intercept the Ayyubids, but it was too late as the Ayyubid fleet reached safety with their loot.[8][9][10][11]
^Gil Fishhof, Judith Bronstein, & Vardit R. Shotten-Hallel, p. 159
^John J. Robinson, p. 247
^Steven Runciman, p. 165–166
^Gil Fishhof, Judith Bronstein, & Vardit R. Shotten-Hallel, p. 159
^John J. Robinson, p. 247
^Steven Runciman, p. 166
^Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, p. 201
^Gil Fishhof, Judith Bronstein, & Vardit R. Shotten-Hallel, p. 159
^John J. Robinson, p. 247
^Steven Runciman, p. 166
^Angel Nicolaou-Konnari, p. 202
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