Battle of Ramla (1102)
The Second Battle of Ramla (or Ramleh) took place on 17 May 1102 between the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Fatimids of Egypt.
| Second Battle of Ramla | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
Two Hundred Knights Attack Twenty Thousand Saracens. Illustration by Gustave Doré (1877) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Fatimid Caliphate | Kingdom of Jerusalem | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Sharaf al-Ma'ali |
Baldwin I of Jerusalem Stephen of Blois † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Modern estimates: 3,000–5,000 Contemporary sources: 20,000 | 200 knights | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Nearly 200 | ||||||
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