Battle of Fariskur (1250)

Battle of Fariskur
	Part of the Seventh Crusade
	; Capture of King Luis
Date	6 April 1250
Location	Faraskur, Ayyubid Egypt
Result	Egyptian victory
Belligerents
Ayyubid Sultanate Egyptian Fellahin;	Kingdom of France; Knights Templar; Knights Hospitaller;
Commanders and leaders
Turanshah	Louis IX of France ; Guillaume de Sonnac †; Jean de Joinville
Strength
unknown	15,000; 30,000-100,000 according to primary Muslim sources
Casualties and losses
unkown	10,000-30,000 according to primary Muslim source

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.

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

[1] Joinville 2002, p. 134-36.

[FOOTNOTEKonstam2002178-2] Konstam 2002, p. 178.

[FOOTNOTEBohn1969550-3] Bohn 1969, p. 550.

[4] Louis IX was proclaimed a Saint by Pope Boniface VIII in 1297

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