The fall of Ruad in 1302 was one of the culminating events of the Crusades in the Eastern Mediterranean. In 1291, the Crusaders had lost their main power...

Ruad may refer to: Arwad, a small waterless island off the coast of Tortosa, Syria Fall of Ruad, battle around 1302 between the Egyptian Mamluks and the...

failed, and the Muslims responded by besieging the island. With the Fall of Ruad in 1302, the Crusaders lost their last foothold in the Holy Land. Modern...

small Templar garrison on the island of Ruad was captured in 1302 in a siege. With the Fall of Ruad, the last bit of Crusader-held land in the Levant was...

lengthy siege, culminating with the Fall of Ruad, and the Crusaders surrendering on September 26, 1302, following a promise of safe conduct. However, the promise...

fall of Tripoli and their subsequent defeat at the siege of Acre in 1291. The Christian forces managed to survive until the final fall of Ruad in 1302...

control from 1517 until the Partition of the Ottoman Empire in 1918. With the Fall of Ruad in 1302, the Kingdom of Jerusalem lost its final outpost on the...

2001, p. 201 The Templars retained a base on Arwad island (also known as Ruad island, formerly Arados) off Tortosa (Tartus) until October 1302 or 1303...

northern city of Tartus (now in north-western Syria), engaged in some coastal raids, and attempted an incursion from the tiny island of Ruad; but, when they...

last remaining Crusader outpost (see also: Fall of Ruad), remaining in Crusader's hands until 1291. The ruins of the citadel are still visible in modern...