Horns of Hattin (Crusader World)

Battle of Hattin
The Battle of Hattin, which took place on July 4, 1187, was an armed conflict between the armies of the Sultan Saladin and King Guy of Jerusalem. On the evening of July 3, scouts reported to Guy that Saladins troops were preparing to attack them when they marched towards Lake Tiberias. Guy, undaunted, ordered his troops to push on to the lake. Saladin, excited that the Crusaders fell into his trap, became careless and ordered Gobi's division to take the conscipts and move to Jerusalem, thus losing 1/2 of his forces. His calvary then charged the Crusaders, but Guys archers broke the charge. Christian knights under Count Raymond, meanwhile, broke through Saladins weak defense between the Horns of Hattin and reached the lake. Now at a defensable position, Raymonds archers and crossbowmen mounted the Horns and began raining arrows and bolts of Saladins right flank. That afternoon, as Saracen casulties mounted, Saladin was in a dilemma. To end the conflict, he ordered a crack force of his best soildiers to capture the pice of the true cross.