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==== Levant ==== * Autumn – Frederick II appoints Marshal [[Richard Filangieri]] as his imperial [[Ambassador|legate]], and sends an expeditionary army of mostly [[Lombardy|Lombards]] for the defense of [[Jerusalem]]. He gathers some 600 knights, 100 "sergeants-at-arms", 700 armed infantrymen, and 3,000 marines. The army is supported by 32 war-galleys.<ref>[[Steven Runciman]] (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', p. 164. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29877-0}}.</ref> * [[War of the Lombards]]: Richard Filangieri sails for [[Beirut]], where the town is handed over to him. He occupies [[Sidon]] and [[Tyre, Lebanon|Tyre]] β while other Lombard forces appear before [[Acre, Israel|Acre]]. At Acre, Filangieri summons a meeting of the High Court and shows letters from Frederick II appointing him as ambassador (''[[Bailo|baili]]'').<ref>Steven Runciman (1952). ''A History of The Crusades. Vol III: The Kingdom of Acre'', p. 165. {{ISBN|978-0-241-29877-0}}.</ref>
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