Battle of Arsuf (1191)

E113975

The Battle of Arsuf (1191) was a major Crusader victory during the Third Crusade in which Richard I of England decisively defeated Saladin’s forces on the Mediterranean coast of the Holy Land.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Arsuf 5
Battle of Arsuf (1191) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
battle of the Third Crusade
medieval battle
belligerent Ayyubid dynasty
surface form: Ayyubid Sultanate

Crusader army
combatant1 Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Knights Hospitaller
Knights Templar
combatant2 Ayyubid dynasty
surface form: Ayyubid Sultanate

forces of Saladin
commander Guy of Lusignan
Henry II, Count of Champagne
surface form: Henry II of Champagne

Humphrey IV of Toron
King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England

Robert II of Leicester
Saladin
al-Malik al-Afdal
conflict Third Crusade
countryAtTime Kingdom of Jerusalem
followed Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
followedBy Battle of Jaffa (1192)
surface form: Siege of Jaffa (1192)

march on Jaffa (1191)
hasPartOfName Battle of Arsuf (1191) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Battle of Arsuf
hasPrimarySource Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi
chronicles of Ibn al-Athir
hasYear 1191
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages
location Kingdom of Jerusalem
Mediterranean coast of the Holy Land
near Arsuf
notableFor Richard I’s personal leadership
decisive use of heavy cavalry charge
discipline of Crusader infantry and crossbowmen
opponent Crusader forces
forces of Saladin
outcome Crusaders maintained control of coastal route
Saladin’s army suffered heavy losses
partOf Third Crusade
partOfCampaign Richard I’s advance from Acre to Jaffa
pointInTime 7 September 1191
religiousContext Latin Christian Crusade against Muslim rule in the Levant
result Crusader victory
strategicObjective secure coastal road to Jaffa
weaken Saladin’s field army
tacticalFeature Crusader marching column parallel to the sea
final massed cavalry charge by Crusader right wing
repeated Ayyubid harassing attacks

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Richard the Lionheart notableBattle Battle of Arsuf (1191)
subject surface form: Richard I of England
Third Crusade notableBattle Battle of Arsuf (1191)
this entity surface form: Battle of Arsuf
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) followedBy Battle of Arsuf (1191)
this entity surface form: Battle of Arsuf
Battle of Arsuf (1191) hasPartOfName Battle of Arsuf (1191) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Battle of Arsuf
Battle of Jaffa (1192) relatedTo Battle of Arsuf (1191)
this entity surface form: Battle of Arsuf
Treaty of Jaffa followedBattle Battle of Arsuf (1191)
this entity surface form: Battle of Arsuf