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 Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

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 of Artois ⓘ
conflict Seventh Crusade ⓘ
consequence failure of the Seventh Crusade ⓘ
ransom and release of Louis IX after captivity ⓘ
countryAtTime Ayyubid Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty
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 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 in the Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
linked to: Crusades

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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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mansoura → historicalEvent → Battle of Mansoura (1250) ⓘ
Fifth Crusade → hasBattle → Battle of al-Mansurah (1221) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mansoura (1250)
Seventh Crusade → notableBattle → Battle of Mansurah ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mansoura (1250)
capture of Damietta → followedBy → Battle of Mansurah (1250) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Mansoura (1250)