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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 sultan Saladin. It is also known as the Battle of the Horns of Hattin, due to the shape of the nearby extinct volcano of that name.
Jun 8, 2024 · Battle of Ḥaṭṭīn, (July 4, 1187), battle in northern Palestine that marked the defeat and annihilation of the Christian Crusader armies of Guy de Lusignan, king of Jerusalem (reigned 1186–92), by the Muslim forces of Saladin. It paved the way for the Muslim reconquest of the city of Jerusalem.
Oct 30, 2018 · The Battle of Hattin in July 1187 CE in present-day Israel was one of the great victories of Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria (r. 1174-1193 CE). The army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and its Latin allies were totally defeated and, shortly after, Jerusalem was captured too.
Mar 4, 2019 · The Battle of Hattin was fought July 4, 1187, during the Crusades and saw the Crusaders lured out of Jerusalem and defeated by Saladin.
May 18, 2020 · Saladin (l. 1137-1193 CE), the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, who united the core of the Islamic Empire under his domain prepared to strike back. He utterly vanquished the Crusader field army at the Battle of Hattin, in 1187 CE, and took Jerusalem later that year.
On 3-4 July 1187, Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and ruler of Syria and a vast empire extending into Iraq, destroyed the army of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem at Hattin, close to Tiberias in Galilee.
In a battle fought near the western shore of the Sea of Galilee on July 4th, 1187, the Sultan Saladin inflicted a terrible defeat on the field army of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, killing or capturing the vast majority of its soldiers.
Mar 5, 2024 · The Battle of Hattin, fought on 4 July 1187 near Tiberias in present-day Israel, was a pivotal clash between the Crusader states of the Levant and the Ayyubid forces led by Sultan Saladin.
May 4, 2021 · Saladin’s men decimated them and drove the survivors back against the Horns of Hattin, twin volcanic peaks along the line of march. Guy and his knights sought to block the Muslim cavalry and led several European-style charges.
Jul 12, 2022 · From Sun Tzu to Liddell Hart to Boyd, military thinkers have advocated a method that disrupts the enemy before attacking him. History offers many examples and one of the best comes from a battle fought in what is today northern Israel more than 800 years ago: the Battle of Hattin in July 1187.
