Mamluks - The Battle of Fariskur
Time: Wednesday Apr 6, 1250
Place: Faraskour, Damietta, Egypt
Details: The Egyptians followed them into the Battle of Fariskur where the Egyptians utterly destroyed the Crusaders on 6 April. King Louis IX and a few of his surviving nobles surrendered and were taken as prisoners, effectively ending the Seventh Crusade.
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