Battle of al-Fule

Battle of al-Fule
	Part of the Crusades
Date	30 September — 6 October, 1183
Location	By Merhavia in the Jezreel Valley, Kingdom of Jerusalem (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; Jorduk an-Nuri; Jawili; Farrukh Shah; Dolderim al-Yaruki; Nur ad-Din Ortoki; Qutb ad-Din Ghazi Ortoki
Strength
18,000 (campaign) 1,300–1,500 knights; 1,500 turcopoles; 15,000 infantry	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

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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