| Siege of Alexandria (1174) | |||||||
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| Part of The Crusades | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ayyubid Sultanate |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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 and unsuccessful attempt by the Normans of Sicily to overthrow Saladin from Egypt.