Battle of Ba'rin

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Battle of Ba'rin
Part of the Crusades
Date1137
Location
Result Zengid victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem
County of Tripoli
Zengids
Commanders and leaders
King Fulk of Jerusalem
Raymond II (POW)
Imad ad-Din Zengi
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

In the Battle of Ba'rin (also known as Battle of Montferrand) in 1137, a Crusader force commanded by King Fulk of Jerusalem was scattered and defeated by Zengi, the Atabeg of Mosul and Aleppo. This setback resulted in the permanent loss of the Crusader castle of Montferrand in Baarin.[1]

  1. ^ Smail, p 33