Battle of Hattin
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The Battle of Hattin took place on 4 July 1187, between the Crusader states of the Levant and the forces of the Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt, led by Sultan Saladin. It is also known as the Battle of the
The Battle of Hattin, from a 13th-century manuscript of the Chronica Majora depicting the capture of the True Cross by Saladin.
Horns of Hattin, 2005, as viewed from the east
Battle of Hattin (Gustave Doré)
Siege of Jacob's Ford
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The siege of Jacob's Ford was a victory of the Muslim Sultan Saladin over an unnamed Templar Castellan of Jacob's Ford. It occurred in August 1179, when Saladin conquered and destroyed Chastelet, a ne
The Ruins of the Crusader Fortress in Jacob's Ford
Jacob's Ford Battlefield (1179) viewed from the Chastelet main gateway to the east across the Jordan River