Fall of Arsuf

Fall of Arsuf (1265)
Part of The Crusades

Ruins of Arsuf fortress
Date21/22 March – 29 April 1265
Location
Result Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Mamluk Sultanate Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knights Hospitaller
Commanders and leaders
Baibars Unknown
Strength
Unknown 270 Knights[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 90 killed
180 captured[2]

In the year 1265, the Mamluk sultan, Baibars, besieged the Knights hospitaller's stronghold of Arsuf. Baibars successfully captured Arsuf.

  1. ^ Gestes des Chiprois, p. 117
  2. ^ Jonathan Riley-Smith, p. 83

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