battle, medieval

Battle of Jaffa

Name: Battle of Jaffa
Location: Jaffa, Israel

Battle of Jaffa was a battle fought in 1197 at Jaffa, in what is now Israel. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Jaffa. It was part of the Crusade of 1197, which ran from 1197 to 1198. The recorded result: Ayyubid victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against Unknown.

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Fought1197

WhereJaffa, Israel32.052N, 34.753E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAyyubid victory

BelligerentsKingdom of JerusalemagainstAyyubid Dynasty

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Part ofCrusade of 11971197 to 1198

Where it sits in the Crusade of 1197

3 placed engagements of the Crusade of 1197 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1197 (year precision)
Place	Jaffa, Israel 32.052N, 34.753E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Al-Adil I

Placed at Jaffa; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Jaffa 1799, same recorded site
Battle of Jaffa 1192, 0.3 km NW
Battle of Jaffa 1917, 5.6 km NE
Battle of Ayun Kara 1917, 12 km S
Battle of Petah Tikva 1921, 13 km NE

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1197

Battle of Kasahrada India

Battle of Jaffa is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 179 in present-day Israel.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q125480916, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Jaffa (1197), revision 1370444013, 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.