Raid of Silves (1197)
Raid of Silves (1197) | |||||||
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Part of Crusade of 1197 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | Almohad Caliphate | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Henry VI | Yaqub al-Mansur | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Raid of Silves was an attempt by the German Crusade to retake the city of Silves from the Almohads.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
Bibliography
[edit]- Slaughter, John E. (1968). "The Conquest of Silves: A Contemporary Narrative" (PDF). The Journal of the American Portuguese Cultural Society. 2: 25–44.
- Loud, Graham A. (2014). "The German Crusade of 1197–1198". Crusades. 13: 143–172. doi:10.1080/28327861.2014.12220393.
- Barroca, Mário Jorge (2006). "Portugal". In Alan V. Murray (ed.). The Crusades: An Encyclopedia. Vol. 3: K–P. ABC-CLIO. pp. 979–984.
- Cushing, Dana (2017). "The Siege of Silves in 1189". Medieval Warfare. 7 (5): 48–53. JSTOR 48578126.