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Siege of Tyre (1187)
| Siege of Tyre (1187) | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Tyre_1187.jpg) 15th-century miniature depicting a charge of the Christian defenders against Saladin's army. Part of the manuscript Les Passages d’Outremer, by Sébastien Mamerot. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ayyubids | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Conrad of Montferrat Sancho Martin |
Saladin Abd al-Salam al-Maghribi Abd al-Mohsen Al-Faris Bedran | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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40,000+ soldiers 17 galleys |
20,000–25,000 soldiers 10 galleys | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Light | Heavy | ||||||
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lebanon_location_map_Topographic.png)  Location within Lebanon | |||||||
The siege of Tyre took place from 12 November 1187 to 1 January 1188. An Ayyubid army commanded by Saladin made an amphibious assault on the city, defended by Conrad of Montferrat. After two months of continuous struggle, Saladin dismissed his army and retreated to Acre.
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