ORDER OF BATTLE // February 15, 1250
Battle of Mansurah
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 7,400 estimated
Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt
4,600
Medium-confidence figure
Kingdom of France
2,800
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Mansurah on 15 February 1250 was a major engagement of the Seventh Crusade, fought between Ayyubid Egyptian forces and the Crusader army of Louis IX of France during the French advance into Egypt. The Ayyubid side, which included commanders Baybars, Qutuz, and Fakhr al-Din ibn al-Shaykh under the broader authority of Shajar al-Durr, outnumbered the French force at 4,600 against 2,800. The presence of Robert d'Artois and William II Longespée among the French commanders alongside Louis IX and the Templar master Guillaume de Sonnac indicates the engagement drew senior leadership on both sides. Mansurah is associated with the broader Egyptian campaign that ultimately ended in the capture of Louis IX and the failure of the Seventh Crusade, representing one of the most decisive checks on Latin military power in the mid-thirteenth century Near East.
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