The crusaders mobilize an army of perhaps…
July 1187 CE
The crusaders mobilize an army of perhaps twenty thousand men and including some twelve hundred heavily armed cavalry, probably the equal of Saladin's.
Near Saffuriyah (modern Zippori), in a spot well chosen and adequately supplied with water and provisions, they await Saladin's first move.
When word reaches them that Saladin has attacked the city of Tiberias, Raymond at first persuades the King not to fall into the trap, but, late that night, others, accusing the Count of treason, prevail upon the King to change his mind.
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Amalric II of Jerusalem
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Guy of Lusignan
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Humphrey IV of Toron
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Isaac II Angelos
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Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus
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Isabella I of Jerusalem
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Raymond III of Tripoli
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Raynald of Châtillon
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Richard I of England
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Ruben III
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Saladin
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Sibylla
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Arab people
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Armenian people
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Kurdish people
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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
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Muslims, Sunni
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Muslims, Shi'a
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Syrian people
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Flemish people
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Abbasid Caliphate (Baghdad)
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Cyprus, East Roman (Byzantine)
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French people (Latins)
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Christians, Eastern Orthodox
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Christians, Roman Catholic
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Armenia, Baronry of Little, or Lesser
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Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
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Antioch, Principality of
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Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom of
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Palestine, Frankish (Outremer)
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Italians (Latins)
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Tripoli, County of
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Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem
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Templar, Knights (Poor Knights of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon)
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Jaffa and Ascalon, County of
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Egypt, Ayyubid Sultanate of
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