| Siege of Alexandria | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
&sq=Albert Einstein&lang=en&file=File:BNF,_Mss_fr_68,_folio_340_(cropped).jpg) Crusader siege of Alexandria | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ayyubid Sultanate | Kingdom of Sicily | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Saladin | Tancred of Lecce | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
30,000 men 1,500 knights 280 ships | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy | ||||||
The siege of Alexandria in 1174 was a short-lived and unsuccessful attempt by the Normans of Sicily to overthrow Saladin in Egypt.