Draft:Raid of Silves (1197)

Raid of Silves (1197)
	Part of Crusade of 1197
Date	1197
Location	Silves, Portugal
Result	Almohad victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire	Almohad Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Henry VI	Yaqub al-Mansur
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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Instructions · What links here · Raid of Silves (1197) (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 14 hours ago by Alejandro775 (talk: D · +) · Last edited 8 hours ago by Citation bot

The Raid of Silves It was an attempt by the German Crusade to retake the city of Silves from the Almohads.

Background

In 1189, the Portuguese led by Sancho I of Portugal, with the help of the Crusaders from northern Europe captured Silves from the Almohads. The Almohads responded to Portugal with a major campaign between 1190 and 1191, and managed to retake Silves and other cities from the Kingdom of Portugal.^[1] In 1197, King Henry VI of the Holy Roman Empire launched a crusade towards the Levant after the Third Crusade.^[2]

Raid

During the journey of the German crusade led by Henry VI from the Gharb al-Andalus towards the Holy Land, they launched attack on Silves,^[3] destroyed its forts and tried to enter the city but without success,^[4] so they contented themselves with destroying the forts and raiding its surroundings, then continuing their journey to the port of Messina^[5]

Aftermath

The Almohad lands in Gharb al-Andalus had not suffered such a temporary shock since 1189.^[6] The German Crusade were unable to capture Silves, which remained in Almohad hands.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Slaughter 1968, p. 43.
^ The Crusades, C. 1071-c. 1291 By Jean Richard, Jean Birrell, pg. 237
^ Richard, Jean (1999-09-16). The Crusades, C.1071-c.1291. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62566-1.
^ Hurlock, Kathryn; history), Paul Oldfield (Lecturer in medieval (2015). Crusading and Pilgrimage in the Norman World. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-78327-025-5.
^ Loud 2014, p. 156.
^ Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 81, 1939). American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-1-4223-7225-8.
^ Barroca 2006, p. 980.
^ Cushing 2017, p. 52.

[FOOTNOTESlaughter196843-1] Slaughter 1968, p. 43.

[2] The Crusades, C. 1071-c. 1291 By Jean Richard, Jean Birrell, pg. 237

[3] Richard, Jean (1999-09-16). The Crusades, C.1071-c.1291. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-62566-1.

[4] Hurlock, Kathryn; history), Paul Oldfield (Lecturer in medieval (2015). Crusading and Pilgrimage in the Norman World. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-78327-025-5.

[FOOTNOTELoud2014156-5] Loud 2014, p. 156.

[6] Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 81, 1939). American Philosophical Society. ISBN 978-1-4223-7225-8.

[FOOTNOTEBarroca2006980-7] Barroca 2006, p. 980.

[FOOTNOTECushing201752-8] Cushing 2017, p. 52.

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