Battle of Inab

Battle of Inab
Part of the Crusades
The battle of Inab (from the Passages d'outremer), with the post-battle recovery of Raymond of Poitiers' body seen below.
Date 29 June 1149 Location Inab, Seljuk Sultanate (modern Syria) 36°31′5.002″N 36°57′13.000″E / 36.51805611°N 36.95361111°E / 36.51805611; 36.95361111 Result Zengid-Burid victory
Belligerents
Principality of Antioch Assassins	Zengids Burids
Commanders and leaders
Raymond of Poitiers † Muhammad ibn Buzurg-Ummid †	Nur al-Din Zengi Najm al-Din Ayyub Unur of Damascus
Strength
4,000 cavalry and 1,000 infantry [1][2] Or 1,400[3]	6,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Unknown
Battle of Inab class=notpageimage| Location within Syria

The Battle of Inab, also called Battle of Ard al-Hâtim or Fons Muratus, was fought on 29 June 1149, during the Second Crusade. The Zengid army of Atabeg Nur ad-Din Zangi destroyed the combined army of Prince Raymond of Poitiers and the Assassins of Ali ibn-Wafa. The Principality of Antioch was subsequently pillaged and reduced in size as its eastern border was pushed west.