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1255:
1251:
1238:
1195:
1183:Hospitallers
1160:
1114:
1110:
1106:
1104:
1020:
1019:
1015:2nd Fariskur
1010:2nd Mansurah
1005:3rd Damietta
996:
995:
985:
966:
965:
961:1st Mansurah
956:1st Fariskur
951:2nd Damietta
932:
931:
908:
907:
891:
890:
857:
856:
772:Jacob's Ford
737:1st Damietta
680:
679:
670:Mount Cadmus
641:
640:
491:2nd Heraclea
486:1st Heraclea
464:
463:
401:
336:About 11,000
305:
293:
246:Ayyubid Homs
172:Belligerents
115:
100:Part of the
76:
70:October 2019
67:
48:
1597: /
1467:Barber 2012
1276:. However,
1216:, although
1084:3rd Tripoli
1064:2nd Tripoli
1049:2nd Antioch
991:3rd Ascalon
941:Mount Tabor
871:Philomelion
732:2nd Bilbeis
722:1st Bilbeis
697:2nd Ascalon
631:Edessa 1146
626:Edessa 1144
621:2nd Shaizar
546:Al-Sannabra
541:1st Shaizar
506:1st Tripoli
459:1st Ascalon
439:2nd Antioch
429:1st Antioch
393:(1096–1303)
349:About 7,500
62:introducing
1612:Categories
1384:References
1342:In fiction
1330:While the
1137:) and the
842:Al-Shughur
767:Marj Ayyun
752:Montgisard
747:Alexandria
702:Lake Huleh
616:2nd Aleppo
591:al-Atharib
576:1st Aleppo
409:Xerigordos
45:references
1336:Jerusalem
1304:Aftermath
1167:Al-Mansur
1029:2nd Arsuf
946:Machghara
898:2nd Jaffa
886:1st Jaffa
881:1st Arsuf
807:2nd Kerak
797:1st Kerak
727:al-Babein
712:al-Buqaia
606:Qinnasrin
596:Rafaniyya
521:3rd Ramla
501:2nd Ramla
496:1st Ramla
1567:(1987),
1525:Al-Masaq
1298:Bohemond
1242:Outremer
1206:Damascus
1179:Templars
1139:Egyptian
1127:Damascus
1123:Ayyubids
1089:4th Acre
1034:Caesarea
866:3rd Acre
832:Laodicea
822:3rd Tyre
777:2nd Acre
675:Damascus
511:1st Acre
481:Mersivan
476:Melitene
434:Samosata
387:Crusades
326:Strength
140:Location
102:Crusades
1489:Sources
1317:seventh
1311:at the
1274:Ascalon
1157:Prelude
1113:or the
876:Iconium
847:Bourzey
802:Cresson
792:Al-Fule
782:Red Sea
707:Butaiha
660:Ephesus
601:Antioch
444:Ma'arra
414:Civetot
346:Unknown
306:†
294:†
279: (
268: (
163:victory
161:Ayyubid
146:Hiribya
58:improve
1554:
1512:
1438:
1413:
1351:", by
1248:Battle
1224:, and
1198:Forbie
1189:, the
1185:, the
1181:, the
1133:, and
1079:Margat
986:Forbie
837:Sahyun
812:Hattin
762:Banias
692:Aintab
611:Ba'rin
571:Yibneh
551:Sarmin
531:Beirut
516:Harran
419:Nicaea
391:Levant
302:
290:
183:
157:Result
47:, but
1409:–14.
1360:Notes
1294:Ramla
1290:Lydda
1135:Kerak
1044:Safed
1039:Haifa
903:Toron
852:Safed
717:Harim
636:Bosra
536:Sidon
526:Artah
471:Arsuf
1552:ISBN
1510:ISBN
1436:ISBN
1411:ISBN
1292:and
1286:Tyre
1202:Gaza
1173:and
1171:Homs
1161:The
1131:Homs
1105:The
1094:Ruad
1074:Homs
976:Gaza
917:Zara
757:Hama
742:Ayla
687:Inab
581:Azaz
449:Arqa
150:Gaza
132:Date
1533:doi
1125:of
561:Hab
282:POW
271:POW
120:by
1614::
1529:15
1527:.
1407:13
1264:,
1228:,
1220:,
1212:,
1129:,
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1419:.
1355:.
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371:t
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