Battle of Mansurah (1250)

Battle of Mansurah
	Part of the Seventh Crusade
	; Battle of Mansurah
Date	8–11 February 1250
Location	al-Mansurah, Ayyubid Sultanate (Lower Egypt)
Result	Ayyubid victory
Belligerents
Ayyubid Sultanate Bahris;	Kingdom of France Knights Templar; Order of St. Lazarus; Knights Hospitaller; Maronites;
Commanders and leaders
Shajar al-Durr; Qutuz; Fakhr ad-Din ibn as-Shaikh †; Baibars; Faris ad-Din Aktai;	Louis IX; Guillaume de Sonnac; Alphonse de Poitiers; Robert d'Artois †; William II Longespée †; Jean de Ronay †;
Strength
4,600 cavalry 800-1000 elite Bahri Mamluks; 6,000+ infantry Sudanese and Arab auxiliaries;	2,800+ knights 280 knights of the Templar Order; 15,000 infantry Crossbowmen and mounted sergeants;
Casualties and losses
Heavy	300 knights, 80 Templars and a larger number of infantry

The Battle of Mansurah was fought from 8 to 11 February 1250, between Crusaders led by Louis IX, King of France, and Ayyubid forces led by Sultana Shajar al-Durr, vizier Fakhr ad-Din ibn as-Shaikh, Faris ad-Din Aktai, Baibars al-Bunduqdari and Qutuz. It was fought in present-day Mansoura, Egypt. The Crusader force was enticed into entering the town where it was set upon by the Muslim force. The Crusaders withdrew in disorder to their encampment where they were besieged by the Muslims. The Crusaders broke-out and withdrew to Damietta in early April.