Jaffa, now Israel. The Venetian fleet under the command of Doge Dominico Michiel arrives in Jaffa, attacked by the Egyptians from land and sea. The Doge’s galley rams the ship carrying the Egyptian admiral, capsizing it. The Venetian victory is resounding, and the victorious fleet then heads for Egypt, where it captures several merchant ships laden with gold, pepper, cinnamon, and other spices. Then, despite the vast booty already acquired, the Venetians join the Crusaders in besieging Tyre, which falls in 1124. The ports north of Egypt are thus all in Christian hands for a generation.
