Battle of al-Fule

Battle of al-Fule
Part of the Crusades
Date30 September — 6 October, 1183
Location
Kibbutz Merhavia in the Jezreel Valley, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of present-day Afula, Israel
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Jerusalem Ayyubids
Commanders and leaders
Guy of Lusignan Saladin
Jorduk an-Nuri
Jawili
Farrukh Shah
Dolderim al-Yaruki
Nur ad-Din Ortoki[1]
Qutb ad-Din Ghazi Ortoki
Strength

18,000 (campaign)


1,300–1,500 knights
1,500 turcopoles
15,000 infantry
Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

In the campaign and Battle of al-Fule (in Crusader terms La Fève, Latin Castrum Fabe), a Crusader force led by Guy of Lusignan skirmished with Saladin's Ayyubid army for more than a week in September and October 1183. The fighting ended on 6 October with Saladin being forced to withdraw.[2]

  1. ^ "The Life of Saladin Behaudin Tekstualno | Saladin | Muhammad".
  2. ^ Stevenson 1907, p. 233.