Battle of al-Fule

Battle of al-Fule
Part of the Crusades
Date30 September – 6 October, 1183
Location
Kibbutz Merhavia in the Jezreel Valley, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of present-day Afula, Israel
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem Ayyubids
Commanders and leaders
Guy of Lusignan Saladin
Strength

18,000 (campaign)

1,300–1,500 knights
1,500 turcopoles
15,000 infantry		 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Minimal,many wounded Minimal

In the campaign and Battle of al-Fule (in Crusader terms La Fève, Latin Castrum Fabe), a Crusader force led by Guy of Lusignan skirmished with Saladin's Ayyubid army for more than a week in September and October 1183. The fighting ended on 6 October with Saladin being forced to withdraw.

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