The third Battle of Ramla took place on 27 August 1105 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Fatimids of Egypt. Though more numerous, the Fatimid army was poorly trained relative to those the crusaders had faced previously and was composed of a mix of ethnicities from throughout the caliphate. The Siege of Ascalon took place in 1153, resulting in the capture of that Egyptian fortress by the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Because of William of Tyre's dislike of the Order, and the wildly inaccurate news that reached Europe during the crusades, his account must be treated with caution; but regardless of which account is believed, Bernard was killed during the fighting. The terrified vizier fled by ship to Egypt, leaving the Crusaders to kill any survivors and gather up a vast amount of loot. The battle seems to have been over before the Fatimid heavy cavalry was prepared to join it. A subsequent dispute between Godfrey and Raymond regarding the future of Ascalon led to its garrison refusing to surrender. Amalric succeeded his brother as king of Jerusalem in 1162, and throughout the 1160s led numerous expeditions from Ascalon into Egypt. An Ayyubid army of over 700 troops marched north from Egypt to answer the call for jihad from imam Batrawi, marching on Jerusalem through the Sinai desert and the Gaza Strip. Near Ramla, they met Tancred and Godfrey's brother Eustace, who had left to capture Nablus earlier in the month. These appointments created some strife within the crusader camp as Raymond IV of Toulouse and Robert of Normandy were angered by Godfrey's election. (The distance from Jerusalem to Ascalon is ca 77 Km). The crusader force was also bolstered by a large group of pilgrims, who happened to be on their way to Jerusalem at the time.

Under Godfrey's command the 10,200-strong Crusader army took the offensive, leaving the city on 10 August to risk everything on a great battle against the approaching Muslims.

The two main lines of battle fought each other with arrows until they were close enough to fight hand-to-hand with spears and other hand weapons.

Investigating, it was soon found to be a great number of livestock which had been gathered to feed al-Afdal's army. The Ethiopians attacked the centre of the crusader line, and the Fatimid vanguard was able to outflank the crusaders and surround their rearguard, until Godfrey arrived to rescue them. https://historica.fandom.com/wiki/Battle_of_Ascalon_(1180)?oldid=56534. After bitter fighting the city fell to the crusaders on August 19, and the fortress was formally surrendered to them three days later. The crusaders had negotiated with the Fatimids of Egypt during their march to Jerusalem, but no satisfactory compromise could be reached—the Fatimids were willing to give up control of Syria but not Palestine, but this was unacceptable to the crusaders, whose goal was the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The town of Ramla lay on the road from Jerusalem to Ascalon, the latter of which was the largest Fatimid fortress in Palestine. He was intending to besiege the crusaders in Jerusalem, although he had brought no siege machinery with him; he did however have a fleet, also assembling in the port of Ascalon. [6], According to most accounts (both Crusader and Muslim), the Fatimids were caught unprepared and the battle was short, but Albert of Aix states that the battle went on for some time with a fairly well prepared Egyptian army.

Therefore, the Fatimid garrison in Ascalon remained strong and large. While the Fatimid army retreated to Egypt, the crusaders looted al-Afdal's camp before returning to Jerusalem on August 13. Baldwin I, also known as Baldwin of Boulogne, was the first count of Edessa from 1098 to 1100, and the first king of Jerusalem from 1100 to his death. The precise number of crusaders is unknown, but the number given by Raymond of Aguilers is 1,200 knights and 9,000 infantry. In 1149 Nur ad-Din defeated the Principality of Antioch at the Battle of Inab. The city was handed over to the Knights Templar, and provided some defense against the continual raids from Ascalon, 10 miles (16 km) to the northeast. Despite his numerical superiority, al-Afdal's army was hardly as strong or dangerous as the Seljuk armies that the crusaders had encountered previously. An invading Egyptian army was intercepted before it could besiege Ascalon, and Balian of Ibelin led his relief army in a flank attack on the Egyptian army, which was stationed atop a mountain; the garrison of Ascalon, led by Edgar Payne, made minor contributions to the battle. [8] The crusader army led by Godfrey of Bouillon defeated and drove off the numerically-superior Fatimid army, securing the safety of Jerusalem.

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