Fall of Beaufort Castle (1268)
| Fall of Beaufort Castle (1268) | |||||||
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| Part of Crusades | |||||||
Beaufort Castle view | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Knights Templar | Mamluk Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Baybars | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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480 Templars 1 catapult | 26 Trebuchets | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| All Templars enslaved | Unknown | ||||||
The Fall of Beaufort Castle happened in 1268 when the Mamluk Sultan Baybars besieged the Templar fortress of Beaufort. After more than a week of siege, the fortress surrendered to the Mamluks.