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Siege of Tyre
Siege of Tyre was a siege conducted on 12 November 1187 at Tyre, in what is now Lebanon. It was part of Crusades, which ran from 1095 to 1291. The recorded result: Crusader victory. Recorded strength: 40,000+ soldiers; 17 galleys against 20,000–25,000 soldiers; 10 galleys.
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Record
| Date | 12 November 1187 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Tyre, Lebanon 33.267N, 35.200E | |
| Part of | Crusades (1095 to 1291) | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Result | Crusader victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Jerusalem; Lordship of Sidon; Knights Templar | Ayyubids |
| Commanders | Conrad of Montferrat; Sancho Martin | Saladin; Abd al-Salam al-Maghribi; Abd al-Mohsen; Al-Faris Bedran |
| Strength | 40,000+ soldiers; 17 galleys | 20,000–25,000 soldiers; 10 galleys |
| Casualties and losses | Light | Heavy |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Tyre 1124, same recorded site
- Siege of Tyre 314 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Tyre 1243, same recorded site
- Siege of Tyre 332 BC, 0.6 km
- Siege of Tyre 586 BC, 0.6 km
In the same war
- Before: Conquest of Jerusalem 20 September 1187
- After: Battle of St. Matthew's Day 21 September 1217
- All 58 engagements of Crusades
Elsewhere in 1187
- Siege of Lovech Bulgaria
- Battle of Mam Garvia United Kingdom
Siege of Tyre is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 28 in present-day Lebanon.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2176345, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Tyre (1187), revision 1370746127, 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.