Turan Shah at the Battle of Mansurah

Timeline

1. 1250Mansurah · Nile DeltaAfter al-Salih Ayyub died of illness at Mansurah, his son Turan Shah led an army from Mesopotamia to Egypt to assume the sultanate. He consolidated the remaining Mamluk commanders and deployed defenses along the Nile across from Mansurah, preparing to meet the crusaders advancing south.
2. 1250Mansurah · Nile DeltaThe crusader vanguard, led by Robert I, rashly crossed the river and pushed into the city of Mansurah, where they were counterattacked and encircled by the Mamluks. Turan Shah commanded the Egyptian-Mamluk allied forces to annihilate large numbers of crusaders and kill Robert and other senior commanders, turning the tide of the campaign in favor of the Muslims.