Battle of Belvoir Castle

Battle of Belvoir Castle
	Part of the Crusades
	; The Ruins of the Crusader Belvoir Castle
Date	July — August 1182
Location	Belvoir Castle, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Result	Crusader victory Retreat of Saladin;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem	Ayyubid Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem ; Balian of Ibelin ; Baldwin II of Ramla ; Hugh II of Saint Omer	Saladin ; Farrukh Shah ; Gökböri ; Bektimur
Strength
15,000 Crusader cavalry and infantry	20,000 Ayyubid cavalry and infantry
Casualties and losses
Light	Light

The Battle of Belvoir Castle, also called the Battle of Le Forbelet, was a part of Saladin’s campaign in May — August 1182 against the Crusaders. Crusader forces led by King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem battled with Ayyubid forces from Egypt commanded by Saladin. The Crusaders successfully won and repelled Saladin's invasion effort. The theatre of operations included Ayla, Transjordan, Galilee and Beirut.

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