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Battle of Ascalon

Belligerents CrusadersFatimid CaliphateCommanders and leadersGodfrey of BouillonRaymond IV of ToulouseRobert II of NormandyRobert II of FlandersEustace III of BoulogneTancred of HautevilleGaston IV of BéarnAl-Afdal ShahanshahStrength10,200 men 9,000 infantry1,200 knights20,000 men 10,000 regular infantry4,000 regular cavalryUnknown number of auxiliaries (Armenian archers, Arab and Bedouin light cavalry)Casualties and losses Light Heavy; most of the army 12,700 (contemporary Muslim sources)The Battle of Ascalon took place on 12 August 1099 shortly after the capture of Jerusalem.

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