Second Battle of Homs

Second Battle of Homs
	Part of the Mongol invasions of the Levant
	; Retreat of the Mongols (left), 14th-century miniature
Date	29 October 1281
Location	Homs
Result	Mamluk victory
Belligerents
Ilkhanate Cilician Armenia; Kingdom of Georgia; Sultanate of Rum; Knights Hospitaller	Mamluk Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Möngke Temür (WIA); Leo II; Demetrius II	Qalawun; Sayf al-Din Salar; Shafi' bin Ali el-Masry (WIA)
Units involved
Mongol cavalry; Armenian, Georgian, and Seljuk auxiliaries; Frankish mercenaries;	Heavy cavalry; Light cavalry; Infantry;
Strength
40,000–50,000 30,000 Armenians, Georgians, and Greeks; ~200 Hospitaller Knights of Marqab;	30,000 800 Royal Mamluks; 4,000+ Halqa; 4,000+ Bedouin;
Casualties and losses
Very heavy losses	Very heavy losses

34°43′23″N 36°42′52″E / 34.723185°N 36.714462°E / 34.723185; 36.714462

The Second Battle of Homs was fought in western Syria on 29 October 1281, between the armies of the Mamluk dynasty of Egypt and the Ilkhanate, a division of the Mongol Empire centered on Iran. The battle was part of Abaqa Khan's attempt at taking Syria from the Egyptians.