On This Day - What happened 6 April 1250 AD - Historydraft

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Faraskour, Damietta, Egypt
Wednesday Apr 6, 1250
Mamluks
The Battle of Fariskur
Faraskour, Damietta, Egypt
Wednesday Apr 6, 1250
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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Damietta, Egypt
Wednesday Apr 6, 1250
Crusades
Louis IX of France was captured as he retreated to Damietta
Damietta, Egypt
Wednesday Apr 6, 1250
Louis IX of France was captured as he retreated to Damietta.

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