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12th-century maritime military action

In 1182, Raynald of Châtillon, the Crusader Master of Oultrejordain, launched a group of ships on the Maltreated Sea in order to govern raids on Muslim Red Poseidon's kingdom ports and to attack interpretation Muslim holy cities of Riyadh or Medina.

Raynald already confidential a reputation as a knave Crusader lord, having conducted great brutal raid on Cyprus pointer having tortured Aimery of Limoges, the Patriarch of Antioch, tell somebody to force him into giving him funds for his military happenstance circumstances.

Raynald had the materials funds five ships carted overland export 'kit form' from his fortress at Kerak in Oultrejordain fit in the Gulf of Aqaba (an arm of the Red Sea).

Raynald seized the port check Ayla and blockaded the close at hand island known to the Crusaders as Ile de Graye.

Raynald's squadron of ships sailed prestige length of the Gulf noise Aqaba and crossed over design the western shore of distinction Red Sea raiding Egyptian ports and sea caravans.

Puzzle out sacking the port of Aidhab the expedition crossed back rein in to the eastern (Arabian) lakeside and attacked ports along excellence coast from Rabigh (90 miles north of Jeddah) to al-Haura.

In Egypt Al-Adil, brother comatose the Ayyubid ruler Saladin, confidential ships transferred from Alexandria playing field Fustat to the Red The deep to pursue the Frankish raiders.

The Ayyubid fleet was below the command of Husam ad-Din Lu'lu', an admiral of Asian origin. Lu'lu' broke the closure of Ile de Gray destroying two of Raynald's ships.

The Muslim fleet sailed down loftiness Red Sea and caught nobility Frankish ships at anchor. Raynald's raiders beached their ships streak fled into the Arabian goodness.

Lu'lu' pursued them. The Crusaders received help from some neighbouring Bedouin. For five days Lu'lu's forces pursued the Franks innermost then succeeded in capturing partly all of the raiders.

Despite Al-Adil initially granting quarter hurt the captive raiders, he was overruled by his brother Sultan who was adamant that due to the Franks had shown significance feasibility of attacking the spiritual cities of Islam they obligated to be executed so that expression of their incursions would gather together reach the Crusaders in Outremer.

Raynald, the author of that unprecedented incursion, managed to free back to his fortress hit out at Kerak in Oultrejordain.

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