Sack of Damietta (853)
The Sack of Damietta in 853 was a major success for the Byzantine Empire. On 22 May 853, the Byzantine navy attacked the port city of Damietta on the Nile Delta, whose garrison was absent at the time. The city was sacked and plundered, yielding not only many captives but also large quantities of weapons and supplies intended for the Emirate of Crete.
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Sack of Damietta (853)
The Sack of Damietta in 853 was a major success for the Byzantine Empire. On 22 May 853, the Byzantine navy attacked the port city of Damietta on the Nile Delta, whose garrison was absent at the time. The city was sacked and plundered, yielding not only many captives but also large quantities of weapons and supplies intended for the Emirate of Crete.
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Die Plünderung von Damiette im ...... Kreta bestimmt gewesen waren.
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Le sac de Damiette en 853 est ...... destinées à l'Émirat de Crète.
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O saque de Damieta em 853 foi ...... enviados ao Emirado de Creta.
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The Sack of Damietta in 853 wa ...... nded for the Emirate of Crete.
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Abbasid Caliphate
Byzantine Empire
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0853-05-23
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Byzantine victory
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85 ships, 5,000 men
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Map of the Arab–Byzantine naval conflict in the Mediterranean, 7th–11th centuries
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Die Plünderung von Damiette im ...... Kreta bestimmt gewesen waren.
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Le sac de Damiette en 853 est ...... destinées à l'Émirat de Crète.
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O saque de Damieta em 853 foi ...... enviados ao Emirado de Creta.
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The Sack of Damietta in 853 wa ...... nded for the Emirate of Crete.
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Plünderung von Damiette (853)
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Sac de Damiette
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Sack of Damietta (853)
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Saque de Damieta
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Sack of Damietta
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