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Battle of Ramla

Battle of Ramla was a battle fought on 27 August 1105 at Ramla, in what is now Israel. It was part of the Crusader–Fatimid Wars, which ran from 1099 to 1169. The recorded result: Crusader victory.

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Bataille de Ramla (1105)
Bataille de Ramla (1105). AnonymousUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 August 1105
WhereRamla, Israel31.925N, 34.873E
OutcomeCrusader victory
BelligerentsKingdom of JerusalemagainstFatimid Caliphate; Burid dynasty
Casualties and losses60–100 killedand1,200 killed
Part ofCrusader–Fatimid Wars1099 to 1169

Where it sits in the Crusader–Fatimid Wars

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4 placed engagements of the Crusader–Fatimid Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 August 1105
PlaceRamla, Israel
31.925N, 34.873E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength2,500+; ----500 knights; Unknown other cavalry; 2,000 infantry6,300–16,300; ---- 5,000–15,000 men; 1,300 Turkish horse archers
Casualties and losses60–100 killed1,200 killed
Commanders
  • Sama' al-Mulk Husayn
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1101 and 1105.

In the same war

Battle of Ramla 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 Q13553993, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ramla (1105), revision 1370272677, 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.