Siege of Ascalon

Siege of Ascalon
	Part of the Crusades
	; Baldwin III of Jerusalem receiving capitulation of Ascalon, by Sébastien-Melchior Cornu
Date	25 January – 22 August 1153
Location	Ascalon31°40′1.68″N 34°32′53.3″E / 31.6671333°N 34.548139°E
Result	Crusader victory, fall of Ascalon
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem; Knights Templar; Knights Hospitaller	Fatimid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Baldwin III of Jerusalem; Bernard de Tremelay †; Hugues du Quiliou †	Ibn al-Sallar
Strength
approx. 10,000 men	approx. 10,000–12,000 men
Casualties and losses
4,000–6,000	10,000–12,000

The siege of Ascalon took place in 1153, resulting in the capture of that Egyptian fortress by the Kingdom of Jerusalem.