Siege of Kerak
The siege of Kerak was a siege by the forces of Muslim Sultan Saladin against the Crusaders and the Christian King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem at the Kerak Castle from early November to 4 December 1183. The Crusaders had successfully withstood the siege and won the main battle.
| Siege of Kerak | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusades | |||||||
The Kerak Castle in the present-day in Jordan | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Jerusalem | Ayyubid Dynasty | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Raynald of Châtillon Raymond III of Tripoli |
Saladin Al-Adil I Al-Muzaffar Umar Kara Arslan Sheref ad-Din Barghosh † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 8 siege engines | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | A couple hundred | ||||||
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