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Events on Wednesday 19 August 1153 1
1153Siege of AscalonCrusader forces capture the key Fatimid fortress cityBaldwin III of Jerusalem led a prolonged siege against the heavily fortified port of Ascalon, the last Fatimid stronghold on the Levantine coast. The city fell in August after months of blockade, removing the main base for Egyptian raids into the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Its capture marked a high point of Crusader territorial expansion.