Battle of Jaffa (1192)

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Jaffa (1192) was a key engagement of the Third Crusade in which Richard I of England repelled Saladin’s forces and secured the coastal city of Jaffa, helping to stabilize Crusader holdings in the Holy Land.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Jaffa (1192) canonical	3
Battle of Joppa (1192)	1
Siege of Jaffa (1192)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aimedTo	prevent Saladin from recapturing Jaffa ⓘ secure the port city of Jaffa ⓘ
commandedBy	King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ surface form: Richard I of England
conflictIn	Third Crusade ⓘ
contributedTo	negotiations leading to the Treaty of Jaffa ⓘ
followed	Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
geopoliticalContext	struggle for control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
hasBelligerent	Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Ayyubid army Crusader forces ⓘ forces of Saladin ⓘ
hasCommander	King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ surface form: Richard I of England Saladin ⓘ
hasDate	1192 ⓘ August 1192 ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod	High Middle Ages ⓘ
hasLocation	Holy Land ⓘ Jaffa ⓘ Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant
hasOutcome	repulse of Ayyubid forces ⓘ retention of Jaffa by Crusaders ⓘ stabilization of Crusader coastal holdings ⓘ
hasParticipant	Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ surface form: Ayyubid Sultanate Kingdom of England ⓘ
hasPrimaryCrusaderLeader	King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ surface form: Richard the Lionheart
hasPrimaryMuslimLeader	Saladin ⓘ surface form: Salah ad-Din
hasReligionContext	Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
hasResult	Crusader victory ⓘ
hasTheater	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
involvedForceType	cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ naval support ⓘ
isAlsoKnownAs	Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Joppa (1192)
isPartOfCampaign	Richard I’s campaign in the Holy Land ⓘ
occurredDuringReignOf	King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ surface form: Richard I of England
opposedBy	Saladin ⓘ
partOf	Third Crusade ⓘ
preceded	Treaty of Jaffa ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Jaffa (1192)
relatedTo	Battle of Arsuf (1191) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Arsuf
resultedIn	continued Crusader control of Jaffa until the Treaty of Jaffa ⓘ
strategicImportance	helped protect the road between Jaffa and Jerusalem ⓘ secured a key coastal base for Crusaders ⓘ
usedTactics	combined arms of infantry and cavalry ⓘ surprise counterattack by Richard I ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

King Richard the Lionheart → notableBattle → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard I of England

Third Crusade → notableBattle → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ

Battle of Arsuf (1191) → followedBy → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Jaffa (1192)

Battle of Jaffa (1192) → isAlsoKnownAs → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Joppa (1192)

Treaty of Jaffa → chronologicallyFollows → Battle of Jaffa (1192) ⓘ