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Battle of Arsuf

Battle of Arsuf was a battle fought on 7 September 1191 at Arsuf, in what is now Israel. It was part of Third Crusade, which ran from 1189 to 1192. The recorded result: Crusader victory. Recorded strength: 11,200 (total)10,000 infantry against 25,000 cavalry.

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Battle of Arsuf
Éloi Firmin Féron, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 September 1191
WhereArsuf, Israel32.194N, 34.807E
OutcomeCrusader victory
BelligerentsAngevin Empire; Kingdom of France; Kingdom of Jerusalem; Knights Hospitaller; Knights Templar; Contingents from other statesagainstAyyubid Sultanate
Casualties and lossesunknownandunknown
Part ofThird Crusade1189 to 1192

Where it sits in Third Crusade

Siege of Acre, 1189Battle of Philomelion, 1190Battle of Iconium, 1190Massacre at Ayyadieh, 1191Battle of Arsuf, 1191Battle of Jaffa, 119211891192Battle of Arsuf, 1191
6 placed engagements of Third Crusade in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date7 September 1191
PlaceArsuf, Israel
32.194N, 34.807E
KindBattle, medieval
Territorial changeCrusaders control central coast of Palestine (including Jaffa)
Strength11,200 (total)10,000 infantry25,000 cavalry
Casualties and lossesunknownunknown
Commanders
Battle of ArsufBattle of ArsufFirst Siege of Arsuf 1099Battle of TabsorBattle of JaffaBattle of Petah TikvaBattle of JaffaBattle of JaffaAmmanJerusalemGaza CityHaifaEl ArishNazarethAl KarakAs Suwayda100 km32.194N, 34.807E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Arsuf
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Arsuf today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-10-31. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 34 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 89 m, 89 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 50% water, 19% built-up, 12% tree cover.

water: 50%built-up: 19%tree cover: 12%grassland: 11%cropland: 6%water 50%built-up 19%tree cover 12%grassland 11%cropland 6%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 65 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 37 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1191

Battle of Arsuf is one of 438 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 152 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q940026, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Arsuf, revision 1384318320, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.