The victors in this battle invaded the defenders' territory to retaliate for raiding by the Lord of Kerak Castle, Raynald of Chatillon, who was captured at this battle and personally executed by the victorious commander.
An anonymous account of this battle is preserved in the Chronicon Anglicanum of Ralph of Coggeshall, and another account comes to us in various Eracles and was written by the chronicler Ernoul. That source blames this defeat on the tension between poulains and the Poitevins, and it was an attempt to relieve a besieged city defended by the Countess Eschiva. Prior to this battle, a force under Gerard of Ridefort was wiped out at Cresson, and in its aftermath the victors were able to take a city defended by Balian of Ibelin. The victors in this battle invaded the defenders' territory to retaliate for raiding by the Lord of Kerak Castle, Raynald of Chatillon, who was captured at this battle and personally executed by the victorious commander. Despite the advice of Raymond III of Tripoli, the losing force abandoned their defensible position at Sephoria in order to relieve a siege of Tiberias. The victorious force burned the surrounding brush in this battle in order to exacerbate the losing side's lack of water, and it resulted in the capture of Guy of Lusignan. For 10 points, name this 1187 victory for Saladin which allowed him to capture Jerusalem, and which was fought at the foot of two peaks known as its namesake "horns."
An anonymous account of this battle is preserved in the Chronicon Anglicanum of Ralph of Coggeshall, and another account comes to us in various Eracles and was written by the chronicler Ernoul.
Battle of Hattin [or Horns of Hattin]