Battle of Harim

Battle of Harim
Part of the Crusades
Mail-coated Nur al-Din Zengi, with bare legs and an open helmet, fleeing on horseback from two knights (Geoffrey Martel and Hugh de Lusignan the elder) pursuing him on war horses at the Battle of Harim. "Histoire d'Outremer" (1232–1261) – BL Yates Thompson MS 12
Date 12 August 1164 Location Harem, Syria Result Zengid victory
Belligerents
Zengids Mosul	County of Tripoli Principality of Antioch Byzantine Empire Armenia
Commanders and leaders
Nur ad-Din Zangi Shirkuh Qutb ad-Din Mawdud	Raymond III of Tripoli (POW) Bohemund III of Antioch (POW) Konstantinos Kalamanos (POW) Thoros II of Armenia Hugh VIII of Lusignan (POW) Joscelin III of Edessa (POW)
Strength
9,000	16,000 knights 12,000 foot soldiers[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	10,000 (per Ibn al-Athir)[2] Kalamanos, Hugh, Raymond, Bohemund, Joscelin captured

The Battle of Harim (Harenc) was fought on 12 August 1164 at Harim, Syria, between the forces of Nur ad-Din, and a combined army from the County of Tripoli, the Principality of Antioch, the Byzantine Empire, and Armenia. Nur ad-Din won a crushing victory, capturing most of the leaders of the opposing army.