By Jackson Sollars and Melanie Ruelas

1. Jackson
Sollars
Melanie
Ruelas
The Fifth Crusade
(1217-1221)

2. Organization
Pope Innocent III had been planning the crusade
since 1208
Pope Innocent III and Pope Honorius III put
groups together that were to be led by King
Andrew II of Hungary and Duke Leopold IV of
Austria.
In 1218, a mixture of Dutch, Flemish, and Frisian
soldiers led by William I Count of Holland joined
the Crusade along with a German army led by
Oliver of Cologne.

3. Purpose/Strategy
The fifth crusade lasted from 1217-1221.
Was an attempt to reclaim Jerusalem and the
rest of the Holy Land.
They had to first conquer Ayyubid, a powerful
Egyptian state.

4. The Crusade
They allied Anatolia in order to launch their attack
on the port of Damietta
In 1221 the crusaders trudged on toward Cairo
but were forced to retreat because of the scarcity
of equipment.
Many crusaders were lost in the attack at night
by Sultan Al-Kamil that led to their surrender.
Afterward Al-Kamil signed an eight-year peace
treaty with Europe.

5. Aftermath
Mutual Results-The crusaders surrendered, so
they were forced to release Damietta to Al-Kamil
for the exchange of the crusaders.
Negative Results-Major supply loss along with
many deaths of the crusaders.

6. Positive Effects
Al-Kamil signed a peace treaty with Europe
The crusaders captured were released (in
exchange for Damietta)
New strategy development

7. Negative Effects
Major supply loss
Many crusaders died
Did not gain the land