Fall of Haifa (1265)
Part of The Crusades
Date March 1265 Location Haifa Result Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Mamluk Sultanate	Kingdom of Jerusalem
Commanders and leaders
Baibars	Unknown

In the year 1265, the Mamluk Sultan Baibars captured Caesarea Maritima on March 5. A few days later, Baibars dispatched a force to capture Haifa from the Crusaders. The inhabitants of Haifa were warned of the Mamluk approach in time and quickly evacuated to their ships, abandoning the town and citadel. The Mamluks easily captured the town and began demolishing it alongside its citadel.^[1][2]

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