Battle of Fariskur (1250)

Battle of Fariskur
Part of the Seventh Crusade

Capture of King Luis
Date6 April 1250
Location
Result Ayyubid victory
Belligerents

Ayyubid Sultanate

Commanders and leaders

Turanshah

Qutuz
Louis IX of France Surrendered
Guillaume de Sonnac 
Jean de Joinville Surrendered[1]
Strength
Unknown 15,000[2]
30,000–100,000 according to primary Muslim sources[3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 10,000–30,000 according to primary Muslim source[3]

The Battle of Fariskur was the last major battle of the Seventh Crusade. The battle was fought on 6 April 1250, between the Crusaders led by King Louis IX of France (later Saint Louis)[4] and Egyptian forces led by Turanshah of the Ayyubid dynasty.

Following the Crusader's defeat at the Battle of Al Mansurah, the Battle of Fariskur resulted in the complete defeat of the crusader army and the capture of Louis IX.

  1. ^ Joinville 2002, p. 134-36.
  2. ^ Konstam 2002, p. 178.
  3. ^ a b Bohn 1969, p. 550.
  4. ^ Louis IX was proclaimed a Saint by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297

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