Battle of Cresson
| Battle of Cresson | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
The Battle of Cresson, miniature by Jean Colombe, in Passages d'outremer ca. 1474 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Knights Templar Knights Hospitaller Kingdom of Jerusalem | Ayyubids | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Gerard of Ridefort (WIA) Roger de Moulins † Robert Fraisnel † |
Saladin Gökböri Sarim al-Din Qaymaz al Najmi Badr al-Din Dildirim al Yaruqi | ||||||
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Approx. 130 knights (including the Grand Master of both, Templars and Hospitallers) 400 infantry Unknown numbers of turcopoles | 700–7,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Most of the army killed and some captured including the wounded Gerard. | Unknown | ||||||
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. The conflict was a prelude to the decisive defeat of the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Battle of Hattin two months later.