February 1250 · Egypt (Nile Delta) Theater
February 1250
King Louis IX's Seventh Crusade invaded Egypt, aiming to strike at the heart of Ayyubid power. At Mansurah a rash charge by Louis's brother Robert of Artois into the town's streets was ambushed and destroyed by the Mamluk soldier Baibars. The crusade then collapsed; disease and encirclement forced the entire army to surrender, and King Louis himself was captured and ransomed.
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