Saladins greatest triumph over the european crusaders came at the battle of hattin in 1187, which paved the way for islamic reconquest of jerusalem and other holy land cities in. It is also known as the battle of the horns of hattin,hebrew. Sa ladins greatest victory is just one more superior piece of military literature that osprey can claim as their own and should with pride. Hattin 1187 pdf hattin saladins greatest victory campaign on amazon. The hattin was one of the most critical battles of the middle ages. Saladins greatest victory campaign david nicolle on. The battle of the horns of hattin 34 july 1187 staff. In 1187, christian europe was shaken by events in the middle east. Saladin, the western name for the ruler salah aldin ibn ayyub, was the great muslim general who confronted the crusaders in the near east. The muslim armies under saladin captured or killed the vast majority of the crusader. The battle of the horns of hattin 34 july 1187 staff ride and battlefield tour 3 fact, the battleof personalities, though it tended to center around the issue of whether or not to have a direct largescale engagement, included an argument about where the battle should take place. King of jerusalem, and a moslem army, under their great leader saladin. This volume tells the story of those momentous months the campaign leading to the muslim capture of jerusalem after the disastrous crusader defeat at hattin where, in a two day running battle on the waterless plateau between saffuriya and tiberias, beneath a burning sun, saladins troops destroyed the christian army.
David nicolle the battle of hattin in 1187 was the most decisive campaign in the history of the crusades. Osprey campaign 019 hattin 1187 saladins greatest victory. Medieval england named a tax after him, the ultimate slur. Warrior monks scorned saladin as the whore of babylon and son of satan.
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