Battle of Hattin
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Israel, Palestine
- Date: July 4, 1187
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the Third Crusade. Result: The crusader loss of Jerusalem and most of the Latin kingdom.
On June 26, 1187, Sultan Saladin crossed the Jordan River with an army of more than 30,000 troops and threatened the crusader stronghold of Tiberias. Guy de Lusignan, the Latin king of Jerusalem, decided to challenge Saladin’s act of war and led the crusader army of some 20,000 soldiers toward Tiberias on July 3. The summer heat and the harassment of their line of march by Saladin’s horse archers, however, forced the...
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