Battle of Arsuf (1191)

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The Battle of Arsuf (1191) was a major Crusader victory during the Third Crusade in which Richard I of England decisively defeated Saladin’s forces on the Mediterranean coast of the Holy Land.

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Battle of Arsuf 8
Battle of Arsuf (1191) canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
battle of the Third Crusade ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
belligerent Ayyubid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Crusader army ⓘ
combatant1 Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
Knights Templar ⓘ
combatant2 Ayyubid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

forces of Saladin ⓘ
commander Guy of Lusignan ⓘ
Henry II of Champagne ⓘ
Humphrey IV of Toron ⓘ
Richard I of England ⓘ
Robert II of Leicester ⓘ
Saladin ⓘ
al-Malik al-Afdal ⓘ
conflict Third Crusade ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
followed Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
march on Jaffa (1191) ⓘ
hasPartOfName Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
hasPrimarySource Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi ⓘ
chronicles of Ibn al-Athir ⓘ
hasYear 1191 ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
location Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
Mediterranean coast of the Holy Land ⓘ
near Arsuf ⓘ
notableFor Richard I’s personal leadership ⓘ
decisive use of heavy cavalry charge ⓘ
discipline of Crusader infantry and crossbowmen ⓘ
opponent Crusader forces ⓘ
forces of Saladin ⓘ
outcome Crusaders maintained control of coastal route ⓘ
Saladin’s army suffered heavy losses ⓘ
partOf Third Crusade ⓘ
partOfCampaign Richard I’s advance from Acre to Jaffa ⓘ
pointInTime 7 September 1191 ⓘ
religiousContext Latin Christian Crusade against Muslim rule in the Levant ⓘ
result Crusader victory ⓘ
strategicObjective secure coastal road to Jaffa ⓘ
weaken Saladin’s field army ⓘ
tacticalFeature Crusader marching column parallel to the sea ⓘ
final massed cavalry charge by Crusader right wing ⓘ
repeated Ayyubid harassing attacks ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard I of England → notableBattle → Battle of Arsuf (1191) ⓘ
subject linked to: King Richard the Lionheart
Third Crusade → notableBattle → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) → followedBy → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Battle of Arsuf (1191) → hasPartOfName → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Battle of Jaffa (1192) → relatedTo → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Treaty of Jaffa → followedBattle → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Siege of Yafa → precededBy → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Ayyubid–Crusader conflicts → includesEvent → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Ayyubid forces → conflict → Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Arsuf (1191)