Siege of Acre (1104)

Siege of Acre
Part of the Crusades
A siege tower in action; French depiction of the 19th century
Date 6 May 1104 – 25 May 1104 Location Acre, Levant 32°55′34.00″N 35°5′2.00″E / 32.9261111°N 35.0838889°E / 32.9261111; 35.0838889 Result Crusader victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem Republic of Genoa	Fatimid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Baldwin I	Zahr al-Dawlah al-Juyushi
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	According to Christian sources, around 4,000 during the sack of the city alone

The siege of Acre took place in May 1104. It was of great importance for the consolidation of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had been founded only a few years earlier. With the help of a Genoese fleet, King Baldwin I (r. 1100–1118) forced the surrender of the important port city after a siege that lasted only twenty days. Although all defenders and residents wishing to leave the city had been assured by the king that they would be free to leave, taking their chattels with them, many of them had been massacred by the Genoese as they left the city. Moreover, the attackers sacked the city itself.