Battle of Mansoura (1250)

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The Battle of Mansoura (1250) was a major clash of the Seventh Crusade in which Egyptian forces under the Ayyubid and Mamluk leadership halted and ultimately captured the army of King Louis IX of France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement of the Seventh Crusade
alsoKnownAs Battle of al-Mansurah
belligerent Ayyubid dynasty
surface form: Ayyubid Sultanate

Crusader forces
Kingdom of France
Mamluk forces
cause French attempt to capture Egypt as a base for crusading in the Levant
combatantStrength Egyptian army including Mamluk elite troops
large crusader army led by Louis IX
commander Baibars
Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh
Faris ad-Din Aktai
Louis IX of France
Robert I, Count of Artois
surface form: Robert I of Artois
conflict Seventh Crusade
consequence failure of the Seventh Crusade
ransom and release of Louis IX after captivity
countryAtTime Ayyubid dynasty
surface form: Ayyubid Egypt
date 1250
followedBy Battle of Fariskur
geographicalContext on the Nile River
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
involvedPerson Baibars
Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh
Faris ad-Din Aktai
Louis IX of France
Robert I, Count of Artois
surface form: Robert I of Artois
locatedIn Nile Delta
location Egypt
Mansoura
notableEvent ambush of crusader vanguard inside Mansoura
death of Robert I of Artois
outcome halt of the French advance on Cairo
partOf Crusades
surface form: Crusades in the Eastern Mediterranean

Seventh Crusade
placeInHistory turning point of the Seventh Crusade
precededBy landing of Louis IX at Damietta
region Lower Egypt
religiousContext Christian–Muslim conflict
result capture of Louis IX of France
decisive Egyptian victory
defeat of the crusader army
strategicObjective capture of Cairo by crusader forces
strategicSignificance contributed to the rise of the Mamluks in Egypt
tacticalFeature urban fighting inside Mansoura
use of narrow streets to trap crusader cavalry
year 1250

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Mansoura historicalEvent Battle of Mansoura (1250)
Fifth Crusade hasBattle Battle of Mansoura (1250)
this entity surface form: Battle of al-Mansurah (1221)
Seventh Crusade notableBattle Battle of Mansoura (1250)
this entity surface form: Battle of Mansurah