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Second Battle of Homs

This article is about the 1281 battle. For other uses, see Battle of Homs.

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Second Battle of Homs

Retreat of the Mongols (left), 14th-century miniature
Date29 October 1281
Location
Homs
Result Mamluk victory
Belligerents

Ilkhanate

Knights Hospitaller[1]		 Mamluk sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Möngke Temür (WIA)
Leo II
Kingdom of Georgia Demetrius II		 Qalawun
Shafi' bin Ali el-Masry  (WIA)
Units involved
  • Mongol cavalry
  • Armenian, Georgian, and Seljuk auxiliaries
  • Frankish mercenaries
  • Heavy cavalry
  • Light cavalry
  • Infantry
    • Strength
    40,000–50,000[2]

    30,000[3]

    Casualties and losses
    Very heavy losses Very heavy losses

    The Second Battle of Homs was fought in western Syria on 29 October 1281, between the armies of the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and the Ilkhanate, a division of the Mongol Empire centered on Iran. The battle was part of Abaqa Khan's attempt at taking Syria from the Egyptians.[7][8]

    1. ^ Riley-Smith 2012, pp. 86–87.
    2. ^ Amitai-Preiss 1995, p. 194.
    3. ^ Waterson 2007, p. 178.
    4. ^ Waterson 2007, p. 179.
    5. ^ Amitai-Preiss 1995, p. 192.
    6. ^ Amitai-Preiss 1995, p. 188.
    7. ^ "Sneak peek into Egypt's Mamluk Bahri State". EgyptToday. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
    8. ^ Thorau, Peter (1992). The Lion of Egypt: Sultan Baybars I and the Near East in the thirteenth century. London ; New York: Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-06822-3.

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