Alexandrian Crusade | |||||||
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Part of the Crusades | |||||||
Miniature of the sack of Alexandria (1365), Reims, from manuscript of music by Guillaume de Machaut | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Mamluk Sultanate | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Peter I of Cyprus Florimont de Lesparre Humphrey de Bohun Robert Hales Ferlino d 'Airasca Stephen Scrope Norman Leslie Walter Leslie |
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Strength | |||||||
165 ships | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown |
The brief Alexandrian Crusade, also called the sack of Alexandria,[2] occurred in October 1365 and was led by Peter I of Cyprus against Alexandria in Egypt. The Crusade was sanctioned by Pope Urban V at the request of Peter I.[3] Although often referred to as and counted among the Crusades, it was relatively devoid of religious impetus and differs from the more prominent Crusades in that it seems to have been motivated largely by economic interests.[4]