Battle of Ain Jalut between Muslim Mamluks and the Mongols

Battle of Ain Jalut
Part of the Mongol raids into Palestine
Date 3 September 1260 Location Ain Jalut, Galilee[1] Result Decisive Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Mamluk Sultanate	Mongol Empire Kingdom of Georgia Cilician Armenia
Commanders and leaders
Saif ad-Din Qutuz Baibars	Kitbuqa †
Units involved
Light cavalry and horse archers, heavy cavalry, infantry, hand cannoneers	Cavalry and horse archers, 500 Cilician Armenian knights and retinues, infantry
Strength
20,000+ [2]	10,000-20,000[2] including
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Almost entire army destroyed

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