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How 300 knights saved Jerusalem | Battle of Montgisard 1177

The Battle of Montgisard took place in 1177, amid the fighting in the Holy Land. King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, a young man, faced the strong Salah ad-Din, Sultan of Egypt and Syria. Despite being outnumbered, Baldwin's Crusaders, including templar knights, battled bravely. But how could 375 knights and a few thousand infantry defeat a several thousand Saladin army? this is the story of Battle of Montgisard #history #documentary #education ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: Bernard Hamilton, The Leper King and His Heirs (Cambridge University Press, 2000) R. C. Smail, Crusading Warfare, 1097-1193 (Cambridge University Press, 1956, 2nd ed., 1995) M. C. Lyons and D. E. P. Jackson, Saladin: The Politics of the Holy War (Cambridge University Press, 1982)