Battle of Fariskur (1219)

Battle of Fariskur
Part of the Fifth Crusade
Date29 August 1219
Location31°19′47″N 31°42′53″E / 31.32972°N 31.71472°E / 31.32972; 31.71472
Result Ayyubid victory
Belligerents
Crusaders Ayyubid Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
John of Brienne
Pelagius of Albano
al-Kāmil
Strength
~10,000 ?
Casualties and losses
80–400 knights
1,000–4,000 infantry
?

The battle of Fāriskūr was a pitched battle fought between the army of the Fifth Crusade and Ayyubid Egypt on 29 August 1219 outside the Ayyubid encampment at Fāriskūr. It was fought while the siege of Damietta was ongoing. An Ayyubid victory, it had little effect on the course of the war.