Battle of Yaunis Khan explained

Conflict:Battle of Yaunis Khan
Partof:Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17)
Date:October 28, 1516
Place:Khan Yunis
Result:Ottoman victory[1]
Combatant1: Ottoman Empire
Combatant2: Mamluk Sultanate
Commander1: Hadım Sinan Pasha
Commander2: Janbirdi al-Ghazali

The Battle of Yaunis Khan, also known as the Battle of Khan Yunis (Turkish: Han Yunus Muharebesi), was fought on October 28, 1516 between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate. The Mamluk cavalry forces led by Janbirdi al-Ghazali attacked the Ottomans that were trying to cross Gaza on their way to Egypt. The Ottomans, led by Grand Vizier Hadım Sinan Pasha, were able to break the Egyptian Mamluk cavalry charge. Al-Ghazali was wounded during the confrontation, and the left-over Mamluk forces and their commander Al-Ghazali retreated to Cairo.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupuy, Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography, 4th Edition, (HarperCollins Publishers, 1993), 540.
  2. Web site: History and Chronology of Battle of Yaunis Khan in Turkey . datesofhistory.com . 2007-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181524/http://www.datesofhistory.com/Battle-of-Yaunis-Khan-Turkey.event.html . 2007-09-30 . dead.