The Battle of Al Mansurah was fought from February 8 to February 11, 1250, between crusaders led by Louis IX, King of France, and Ayyubid forces led by Emir Fakhr-ad-Din Yussuf, Faris ad-Din Aktai and Baibars al-Bunduqdari. The Seventh Crusade's defeat in Egypt in 1250 marked a turnpoint for all the existing regional parties. Read more