Jan 4, 2010

Salem on History | Battle of Mansura

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Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Catholic Church, Catholics, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History, African History, Middle Eastern History
Geographical Location: Egypt
Date: December, 1249-April 6, 1250

Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Seventh Crusade. Result: The Ayyūbids of Egypt decisively defeated the Seventh Crusade.

Responding to the sack of Jerusalem in 1244, Louis IX of France invaded Egypt with a large crusader army, capturing Damietta on June 6, 1249. Summer flooding of the Nile delayed his planned advance to Cairo, allowing the Egyptians to muster reinforcements at Mansura on the south side of the Bahr al-Saghir branch of the Nile.

When the inundation had receded, the crusaders marched for Cairo, reaching the Muslim army...

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Salem on History | Battle of Mansura

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