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Battle of al-Sannabra

Type Event Region West Asia Time 1113

On June 28, 1113, King Baldwin I of Jerusalem met a Seljuk coalition of the Atabeg Mawdud of Mosul and the Atabeg Toghtekin of Damascus at al-Sannabr…

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  1. 1113Bridge of al-Sannabra · GalileeMawdud and Toghtekin's coalition intended to cross the Jordan southward; Baldwin I engaged with about seven hundred knights and four thousand infantry near the bridge at al-Sannabra, the two sides fighting a field battle in Galilee.
  2. 1113al-Sannabra · GalileeMawdud executed a feigned retreat, luring the crusaders into pursuit where they struck the Seljuk main force; the Frankish army was heavily defeated, with about thirty knights and many infantry killed, and the king's royal banner and tent captured. Survivors withdrew to the heights west of Tiberias.
  3. 1113Heights west of Tiberias · GalileeAfter receiving reinforcements from Tripoli and Antioch and from pilgrims, the crusaders held their camp but failed to take the offensive. Mawdud sent detachments to raid the countryside and attack Nablus and elsewhere, but failed to annihilate the crusader main force.

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