Fought 3 to 4 July 1187 near Tiberias at the double-peaked Horns of Hattin, the Battle of Hattin was Saladin's decisive victory over the combined field army of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Crusader force, suffering from thirst and fire set in the dry grass around them, was destroyed or captured; most Templar and Hospitaller prisoners were executed afterward. The defeat left the Kingdom of Jerusalem with almost no army to defend its cities.
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LocationNear Tiberias, at the Horns of Hattin (an extinct volcano with a double-peaked summit). 1 OutcomeDecisive Ayyubid victory. The Crusader field army was captured or destroyed, and roughly 200 Templar and Hospitaller knights were executed afterward. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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