Siege of Belvoir Castle
| Siege of Belvoir Castle | |||||||
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| Part of The Crusades | |||||||
Belvoir Castle drawing | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ayyubid Sultanate | Knights Hospitaller | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Saladin Saif al-Din Mahmud Qaimaz | Armengol de Aspa | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 500 cavalry | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
In late 1187, the Ayyubids, led by Saladin, besieged the Hospitallers fortress of Belvoir Castle for an entire year before the Ayyubid forces were successful.