Key facts

Year	1244	Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era	Medieval (500–1499)	derived from year
Location	Israel	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Asia	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Crusades	Wikidata P361
Participants	Ayyubid Sultanate, Ayyubid dynasty, Khwarazmian army between 1231 and 1246, Kingdom of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, Knights Templar, Order of Saint Lazarus, Teutonic Order	Wikidata P710
Coordinates	31.6058, 34.5464	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Forbie, also known as the Battle of La Forbie or the Battle of Hiribya, was fought on October 17–18, 1244 between the allied armies (drawn from the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Crusading orders, the breakaway Ayyubids of Damascus, Homs, and Kerak) and the Egyptian army of the Ayyubid Sultan as-Salih Ayyub, reinforced with Khwarezmian mercenaries. The resulting Ayyubid victory led to the call for the Seventh Crusade and marked the collapse of Christian power in the Holy Land.

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