Battle of Cresson

Battle of Cresson
	Part of the Crusades
	; The Battle of Cresson, miniature by Jean Colombe, in Passages d'outremer ca. 1474
Date	1 May 1187
Location	Between Tiberias and Nazareth, Principality of Galilee32°44′6.3″N 35°21′16.3″E / 32.735083°N 35.354528°E
Result	Ayyubid victory
Belligerents
Knights Templar; Knights Hospitaller; Kingdom of Jerusalem	Ayyubids
Commanders and leaders
Gerard de Ridefort (WIA); Roger de Moulins †; Robert Fraisnel †	Gökböri; Qaymaz al Najmi; Dildirim al Yaruqi
Strength
Approx. 130 knights (including the Grand Master of both, Templars and Hospitallers); 400 infantry; Unknown numbers of turcopoles	700–7,000
Casualties and losses
Almost all killed or captured, only 3 knights survived including a wounded Gerard.; Roger de Moulins killed	Unknown
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Israel

The Battle of Cresson was a small battle between Frankish and Ayyubid forces on 1 May 1187 at the "Spring of the Cresson." While the exact location of the spring is unknown, it is located in the environs of Nazareth.^[5] The conflict was a prelude to decisive defeat of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Battle of Hattin two months later.

^ The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athīr for the Crusading Period from Al-Kāmil Fīʼl-taʼrīkh: The years 541-589 ʻIzz al-Dīn Ibn al-Athīr, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007, p. 319
^ David Nicolle pg.59
^ David Nicolle pg.59
^ David Nicolle pg.57
^ Pringle, Denys; et al. (2001). "The Spring of Cresson in Crusading History". In Balard (ed.). Die gesta per Francos: Etudes sur les croisades dediees a Jean Richard. Routledge. p. 234.

[1] The Chronicle of Ibn Al-Athīr for the Crusading Period from Al-Kāmil Fīʼl-taʼrīkh: The years 541-589 ʻIzz al-Dīn Ibn al-Athīr, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007, p. 319

[2] David Nicolle pg.59

[3] David Nicolle pg.59

[4] David Nicolle pg.57

[5] Pringle, Denys; et al. (2001). "The Spring of Cresson in Crusading History". In Balard (ed.). Die gesta per Francos: Etudes sur les croisades dediees a Jean Richard. Routledge. p. 234.

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Battle of Cresson

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