Attack on Limassol
| 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 | |||||||
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All ships burned or captured 13,000 killed or captured (likely exaggerated) | 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.