Selim I set forward to Egypt in early 1516, and on August 20, 1516 encamped on the plain of Marj Dabiq, a day's journey north of Halab, awaited there the enemy's approach; for on this plain it was that the Empire's fate was now to be decidedhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marj_Dabiq#cite_note-Mameluke-0. The Egyptians, except the royal Mamluks whom the Sultan sought to spare, fought well; and at one time the Turkish outlook was so bad, that Selim I had thoughts of falling backhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marj_Dabiq#cite_note-Mameluke-0. But in the end, the Ottomans, superior both in numbers and artillery gained the dayhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marj_Dabiq#cite_note-Mameluke-0. Khayr Baig hastened the end by signaling retreathttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marj_Dabiq#cite_note-Mameluke-0.
WI Selim I lost his nerve during battle and retreated defeated? How is this altering History? Any thoughts?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marj_Dabiq#cite_note-Mameluke-0
WI Selim I lost his nerve during battle and retreated defeated? How is this altering History? Any thoughts?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marj_Dabiq#cite_note-Mameluke-0