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Battle of Belvoir Castle
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| Battle of Belvoir Castle | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
 The Ruins of the Crusader Belvoir Castle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Jerusalem |
 Ayyubid Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Balian of Ibelin Baldwin II of Ramla Hugh II of Saint Omer |
 Saladin Farrukh Shah Gökböri Bektimur | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 9,000 infantry and Turcopoles | 35,000 of which 9,000 were cavalry[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minor deaths among knights, heavy among the infantry[4] | Heavy[5][6][7] | ||||||
The Battle of Belvoir Castle, also called the Battle of Le Forbelet, was a part of Saladin’s campaign in May — August 1182 against the Crusaders. Crusader forces led by King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem battled with Ayyubid forces from Egypt commanded by Saladin. Saladin took action in Damascus on June 11, 1182, together with his regent Farrukh Shah. Entering Palestine from the south of Tiberias, Saladin encountered the Crusader army coming from Transoxiana near Belvoir Castle.[8]
The theatre of operations included Ayla, Transjordan, Galilee and Beirut.
- ^ William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea, p. 474
- ^ Helena P. Schrader, The Holy Land in the Era of the Crusades, p.232
- ^ Helena P. Schrader, The Battle of Le Forbelet
- ^ William of Tyre, A History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea, p. 474
- ^ Bernard Hamilton, The Leper King, p.174
- ^ Helena P. Schrader, The Battle of Le Forbelet
- ^ Steve Tibble, The Crusader Strategy: Defending the Holy Land, p.256
- ^ Steven Runciman, History of the Crusades, ll, p.362
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