why did the franks lose the Battle of Hattin in 1187?
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- why did the crusaders lose the Battle of Hattin in July 1187?
- Factional mistrust/ internal rivalries
- Gerard de Ridefort
- appealed for aid as Saladin approached Nazareth
- arranged scratch force from nearby castles
- massacred- Gerard blamed for loss
- appealed for aid as Saladin approached Nazareth
- Reynald (de Chatillon) of Antioch
- frustrated by truce with Saladin
- rebelled
- successful raid on Muslim caravan
- rebelled
- King Guy cannot control him
- Reminded King of Raymond's treachery at Galilee
- executed by Saladin
- frustrated by truce with Saladin
- Gerard de Ridefort
- Long term geographical weakness
- if Saladin attacked
- Galilee
- West bank of Jordan
- coastal plain of Acre
- if Saladin attacked
- Strength of Saladin
- manpower
- Jihadi rhetoric
- Muslim force= 7,000+
- outnumbered Crusaders
- Stategy
- sent scavaging parties across hills
- tempt Franks
- besieged Tiberias
- lure Crusaders
- Raymond's wife there
- crusader factions
- lure Crusaders
- sent scavaging parties across hills
- Tactics
- execution of Reynald
- revenge
- execution of Reynald
- manpower
- Factional mistrust/ internal rivalries
- Raymond and Tripoli
- Factional mistrust/ internal rivalries
- Gerard de Ridefort
- appealed for aid as Saladin approached Nazareth
- arranged scratch force from nearby castles
- massacred- Gerard blamed for loss
- appealed for aid as Saladin approached Nazareth
- Reynald (de Chatillon) of Antioch
- frustrated by truce with Saladin
- successful raid on Muslim caravan
- successful raid on Muslim caravan
- King Guy cannot control him
- Reminded King of Raymond's treachery at Galilee
- executed by Saladin
- frustrated by truce with Saladin
- Gerard de Ridefort
- Guy had to reconcile with Raymond
- Control of Galilee was strategically vital
- Nazareth= outside Raymond's territories
- outside truce
- no help from Raymond
- outside truce
- Raymond urged abandonment of Tiberius
- dispersal of Saladin's army @Galilee 1187
- money
- advice tainted
- Raymond allowed through Muslim ranks at battle
- dispersal of Saladin's army @Galilee 1187
- Factional mistrust/ internal rivalries
- treachary
- Raymond allowed through Muslim ranks at battle
- exposed
- Galilee
- West bank of Jordan
- coastal plain of Acre
- The actions of King Guy
- why did the crusaders lose the Battle of Hattin in July 1187?
- Long term geographical weakness
- if Saladin attacked
- if Saladin attacked
- Strength of Saladin
- manpower
- Jihadi rhetoric
- Muslim force= 7,000+
- outnumbered Crusaders
- Stategy
- sent scavaging parties across hills
- tempt Franks
- besieged Tiberias
- lure Crusaders
- Raymond's wife there
- crusader factions
- lure Crusaders
- sent scavaging parties across hills
- Tactics
- execution of Reynald
- revenge
- execution of Reynald
- manpower
- Long term geographical weakness
- Startegy
- lost popularity
- lack of political grip exposed by failure to control Reynald
- 1187 broke camp to march to Tiberias
- could have changed mind
- no reinforcements
- confrontation
- initially wanted to shadow
- others thought it cowardly
- initially wanted to shadow
- bad decision
- surrounded
- empties cities of garrisons to attack Saladin
- no protection
- tactics
- same as 4 years previous
- 1183
- refuse battle
- same as 4 years previous
- supplies and logistics
- June 1187 Franks@ Springs of Saphoria
- could not fight no water
- Muslims got through final defences
- underestimated water needs
- summer in desert
- march to Tiberias
- indecisive at Maskaan
- why did the crusaders lose the Battle of Hattin in July 1187?
- flaunting power and cornering lucrative patronage
- lost popularity
- not prepared for long march
- supplies and logistics
- June 1187 Franks@ Springs of Saphoria
- could not fight no water
- Muslims got through final defences
- underestimated water needs
- summer in desert
- march to Tiberias
- indecisive at Maskaan
- supplies and logistics
- Galilee 1187
- scrub fires
- hails of arrows
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