Battle of Yibneh

31°51′57.5″N 34°44′46.75″E / 31.865972°N 34.7463194°E / 31.865972; 34.7463194

Battle of Yibneh
Part of the Crusades
Date29 May 1123
Location
Result Crusader victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Jerusalem  Fatimid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Eustace Grenier Al-Ma'mun al-Bata'ihi
Strength
7,000 16,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 6,000 killed

In the Battle of Yibneh (Yibna) in 1123, a Crusader force led by Eustace Grenier crushed a Fatimid army from Egypt sent by vizier Al-Ma'mun between Ascalon and Jaffa.


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