Siege of Kerak

Siege of Kerak
Part of the Crusades
The Kerak Castle in the present-day in Jordan
Date Early November — 4 December 1183 Location Kerak Castle, Lordship of Oultrejordain of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Result Crusader victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Jerusalem	Ayyubid Dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem Raynald of Châtillon Raymond III of Tripoli	Saladin Al-Adil I[1] Al-Muzaffar Umar Kara Arslan Sheref ad-Din Barghosh †
Strength
Unknown	8 siege engines[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	A couple hundred[3]

The siege of Kerak was conducted by the forces of Muslim Sultan Saladin against the Crusaders and the Christian King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem at the Kerak Castle from early November to 4 December 1183. The Crusaders successfully withstood the siege.