| The Bona Crusade | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part ofCrusades | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Hafsid Dynasty | Crown of Aragon | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz II | Martin the Humane | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 3,000 cavalry 15,000 infantry | 13 galleys 77 ships 5,000 men | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
TheBona Crusade orthe Annaba crusade was a military campaign initiated by theKing of AragonMartin the Humane against the Hafsid sultanate, carried out in the summer of 1399.
Main articles:Sack of Torreblanca (1397) andCrusade of Tedelis
In 1398, as a result of theSack of Torreblanca (1397)[1] in whichTelmeceni pirates captured the consecrated host[2] and 108 prisoners,[3] KingMartin of Aragon after repelling the invasion of Matthew I of Foix ordered a retaliatory attack onDellys.
The fleet gathered inIbiza, amassing a total force of 70 ships and 7,500 crusaders. The fleet set sail in August 1398, and successfully reached Tedelis, which was sacked, killing around 1,000 villagers. After attacking the North African Coast, the expedition then headed towardsAvignon to try to relivePope Benedict XIII from a siege led byGeoffrey Boucicaut who was opposed to the Avignon Pope. However, the fleet could not cross theRhône due to the low water levels and directly grant aid, though they did manage to grant a three-month truce for the besieged. The following year, Martin ordered a repeat of the campaign, this time, directed atBona.[4]
After gathering a fleet of 6 galleys and 54 ships, and the Valencian, of 7 galleys and 23 ships[5] inMahón,Martin the Humane set sail onAugust 21. The war began onSeptember 1, and the next day the disembarkation of most of the military personnel began. The Muslims, warned by Majorcan merchants, had defended the city and gathered a large number of fighters. After taking a small fortress near the city, the attack was abandoned.[6]
After the siege, the Valencian and Majorcan navy separated and ended up returning to the ports of origin without having achieved any victory.[7]
The failure of the campaign forcedMartin the Humane toTreaty of Tunis (1403) [ca] sign a peace treaty withAbu-Faris Abd-al-Aziz on 15 May 1403, which soon became ineffective.[8]
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