Battle of Sarmin

35°54′N 36°43′E / 35.90°N 36.72°E / 35.90; 36.72

Battle of Sarmin
Part of the Crusades

Baldwin of Bourcq, count of Edessa and king of Jerusalem.
Date14 September 1115
Location
Sarmin, modern Syria
Result Crusader victory
Belligerents
Principality of Antioch
County of Edessa
Seljuk Turks
Commanders and leaders
Prince Roger of Salerno
Baldwin, Count of Edessa
Bursuq ibn Bursuq of Hamadan
Strength

700 cavalry
2,000 infantry
8,000[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown, probably light 3,000 killed[2]

The Battle of Sarmin, also known as the Battle of Tell Danith, took place on September 14, 1115 with Roger of Salerno's Crusader army surprising and routing the Seljuk Turkish army of Bursuq ibn Bursuq of Hamadan. It is also known as the First Battle of Tell Danith, distinguishing it from the Battle of Hab of 1119, the Second Battle of Tell Danith.

  1. ^ a b Tibble 2018, p. 262.
  2. ^ Tibble 2018, p. 268.