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Topic: Cresson, Battle of
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Cresson, Battle of

Years: 1187 - 1187

The Battle of Cresson is a small battle fought on May 1, 1187, at the springs of Cresson, or 'Ain Gozeh, near Nazareth.

It is a prelude to the decisive defeat of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Battle of Hattin two months later.

“What experience and history teach is that nations and governments have never learned anything from history."

―Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Lectures (1803)