Battle of Fariskur (1250)

Battle of Fariskur
	Part of the Seventh Crusade
Date	6 April 1250
Location	Faraskur, Ayyubid Egypt
Result	Ayyubid victory
Belligerents
Ayyubid Sultanate Egyptian Fellahin;	Kingdom of France; Knights Templar; Knights Hospitaller;
Commanders and leaders
Turanshah; Baybars	Louis IX of France ; Guillaume de Sonnac †

The Battle of Fariskur was the last major battle of the Seventh Crusade. The battle was fought on 6 April 1250, between the Crusaders led by King Louis IX of France (later Saint Louis) and Egyptian forces led by Turanshah of the Ayyubid dynasty.

Following the Crusader's defeat at the Battle of Al Mansurah, the Battle of Fariskur resulted in the complete defeat of the crusader army and the capture of Louis IX.

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