Battle of Jaffa (1192)

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The Battle of Jaffa (1192) was a key engagement of the Third Crusade in which Richard I of England repelled Saladin’s forces and secured the coastal city of Jaffa, helping to stabilize Crusader holdings in the Holy Land.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
aimedTo prevent Saladin from recapturing Jaffa ⓘ
secure the port city of Jaffa ⓘ
commandedBy Richard I of England ⓘ
conflictIn Third Crusade ⓘ
contributedTo negotiations leading to the Treaty of Jaffa ⓘ
followed Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
geopoliticalContext struggle for control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
hasBelligerent Ayyubid army ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Crusader forces ⓘ
forces of Saladin ⓘ
hasCommander Richard I of England ⓘ
Saladin ⓘ
hasDate 1192 ⓘ
August 1192 ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
hasLocation Holy Land ⓘ
Jaffa ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
hasOutcome repulse of Ayyubid forces ⓘ
retention of Jaffa by Crusaders ⓘ
stabilization of Crusader coastal holdings ⓘ
hasParticipant Ayyubid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Kingdom of England ⓘ
hasPrimaryCrusaderLeader Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
hasPrimaryMuslimLeader Salah ad-Din ⓘ
linked to: Saladin
hasReligionContext Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
hasResult Crusader victory ⓘ
hasTheater Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
involvedForceType cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
naval support ⓘ
isAlsoKnownAs Battle of Joppa (1192) ⓘ
isPartOfCampaign Richard I’s campaign in the Holy Land ⓘ
occurredDuringReignOf Richard I of England ⓘ
opposedBy Saladin ⓘ
partOf Third Crusade ⓘ
preceded Treaty of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Jaffa
relatedTo Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
resultedIn continued Crusader control of Jaffa until the Treaty of Jaffa ⓘ
strategicImportance helped protect the road between Jaffa and Jerusalem ⓘ
secured a key coastal base for Crusaders ⓘ
usedTactics combined arms of infantry and cavalry ⓘ
surprise counterattack by Richard I ⓘ

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

Richard I of England → notableBattle → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
subject linked to: King Richard the Lionheart
Third Crusade → notableBattle → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
Battle of Arsuf (1191) → followedBy → Siege of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jaffa (1192)
Battle of Jaffa (1192) → isAlsoKnownAs → Battle of Joppa (1192) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jaffa (1192)
Treaty of Jaffa → chronologicallyFollows → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
Siege of Yafa → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Jaffa (1192)
Ayyubid–Crusader conflicts → includesEvent → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ
Ayyubid forces → conflict → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ