Raid on Silves (1197)

Raid on Silves (1197)
Part of the Crusade of 1197
DateJune/July 1197
Location
Silves, Portugal
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire Almohad Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Hartwig of Bremen
Henry I of Brabant
Henry V of the Rhine		 Yaqub al-Mansur
Strength
~44 ships
~3,000 troops		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The raid on Silves was an attack by the German Crusade on the Almohad city of Silves in 1197.

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