Battle of Mari

Battle of Mari

The Mamluks killed one of Hetoum I's sons (fallen, right) and captured another (the future king Leo II, middle).[1]
Date24 August 1266
Location
Mari, near Darbsak
Result Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Leo II  (POW)
Thoros 
Baybars
Al-Mansur Ali
Al-Mansur Qalawun
Strength
15,000 30,000
Casualties and losses
heavy casualties,
thousands of Armenians were massacred and 40,000 enslaved[2]
Unknown

The Battle of Mari, also called the Disaster of Mari, was a battle between the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Armenians of Cilician Armenia on 24 August 1266.

  1. ^ Mutafian, p. 58
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference chahin253 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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