Battle Of Jaffa (1192)
| Battle of Jaffa |
| Part of the Third Crusade |
| Date |
1192 |
| Location |
Jaffa |
| Result |
Decisive Crusader victory |
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| Belligerents |
| English Crusaders |
Ayyubids |
| Commanders and leaders |
| Richard I of England |
Saladin |
| Strength |
80 Knights + defenders of Jaffa
Down to 54 Knights + 2,000 Genoese crossbowmen |
10,000 heavy and light cavalry. |
| Casualties and losses |
| Unknown |
Unknown |
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Crusader Battles in the Levant (1096–1303)
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- First Crusade
- Xerigordon
- Civetot
- Nicaea
- 1st Dorylaeum
- 1st Antioch
- Ma'arra
- 1st Jerusalem
- 1st Ascalon
- Inter-Crusade Period
- Melitene
- Mersivan
- 1st Heraclea
- 2nd Heraclea
- 1st Ramla
- 2nd Ramla
- Harran
- Artah
- 3rd Ramla
- 1st Tripoli
- Sidon
- 1st Shaizar
- Al-Sannabra
- Sarmin
- Ager Sanguinis
- Hab
- Yibneh
- Azaz
- Marj al-Saffar
- Ba'rin
- 2nd Shaizar
- Edessa
- Bosra
- Second Crusade
- 2nd Dorylaeum
- Ephesus
- Meander Valley
- Mount Cadmus
- Damascus
- Inter-Crusade Period
- Inab
- Aintab
- 2nd Ascalon
- Lake Huleh
- al-Buqaia
- 1st Bilbeis
- Harim
- al-Babein
- 2nd Bilbeis
- 1st Damietta
- Montgisard
- Marj Ayyun
- Jacob's Ford
- Belvoir Castle
- Al-Fule
- Kerak
- Cresson
- Hattin
- 2nd Jerusalem
- Tyre
- Third Crusade
- Iconium
- 1st Acre
- 1st Arsuf
- Jaffa
- Fifth Crusade
- 3rd Jerusalem
- 2nd Damietta
- Aftermath of the Sixth Crusade
- Seventh Crusade
- 3rd Damietta
- Al Mansurah
- Fariskur
- Late Crusades Period
- Caesarea
- Haifa
- 2nd Arsuf
- 2nd Antioch
- Krak des Chevaliers
- 2nd Tripoli
- 3rd Tripoli
- 2nd Acre
- Ruad
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The Battle of Jaffa took place during the Crusades, as one of a series of campaigns between Saladin's army and the forces of King Richard the Lionheart. It was the final battle of the Third Crusade, after which Saladin and King Richard were able to negotiate a truce. Although the Crusaders did not regain possession of Jerusalem, Christian pilgrims were permitted entry into the city, and the Crusaders were able to retain control of a sizable strip of land stretching from Beirut to Jaffa.
Although largely a footnote among the greater events that unfolded during the Crusades, the battle was a decisive encounter, illustrating both the determined spirit of Saladin and the bravery of Richard. It was the final encounter before the Treaty of Jaffa between Richard and Saladin was concluded and helped anchor the Crusader presence in the south, and ensure, at least for the time being, the perimeter of the Christian realm in the Holy Land.