Battle of Fariskur (1219)
The battle of Fāriskūr was a pitched battle fought between the army of the Fifth Crusade and Ayyubid Egypt on 29 August 1219 outside the Ayyubid encampment at Fāriskūr. It was fought while the siege of Damietta was ongoing. An Ayyubid victory, it had little effect on the course of the war.
| Battle of Fariskur | |||||||
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| Part of the Fifth Crusade | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Crusaders | Ayyubid Sultanate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John of Brienne Pelagius of Albano | al-Kāmil | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~10,000 | ? | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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80–400 knights 1,000–4,000 infantry | ? | ||||||
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