Conquest·Later empires
Mamluks Capture Acre, Last Crusader Stronghold
- Date
- 18 May 1291 CE690 AH735 years ago
- Place
- Acre, Mamluk Syria
- People
- Al-Ashraf Khalil
The Mamluk army under Sultan al-Ashraf Khalil captured Acre on 18 May 1291. Acre was the last major Crusader stronghold on the Levantine mainland. The surviving Christians retreated by sea to Cyprus. The fall ended the Crusader presence on the coast, and the Mamluks later destroyed many coastal fortifications to prevent their return.
Why it matters
Its fall is commonly taken as the end of the Crusader states on the Levantine mainland.