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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.
- 3–4 July 1187
- Ayyubid victory
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
- Mark Cartwright
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.
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. Saladin's victory decisively shifted the balance of power in the Holy Land, leading to the Muslim recapture of Jerusalem and sparking the Third Crusade.
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.
