any individuals who were involved in this battle??
Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Geoffrey and Raymond, to name a few.
First Crusade
n August vizier al-Afdal Shahanshah landed a force of 20,000 North Africans at Ascalon. Geoffrey and Raymond marched out to meet this force on 9 August to prevent being besieged with a force of only 1,200 knights and 9,000 foot soldiers. Outnumbered two to one the Franks launched a surprise dawn 
the last of the crusades end in the city of constantinople in 1099 False. when did the first crusade begin? 1096. what was this crusade about? It was the first of a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. what were the objectives of this war? The recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic rule. what can you tell about "princes' crusade"? Some historians put a figure of 70,000 to 80,000 on the number who left Western Europe, the number of Knights range from 7,000 to 10,000; 35,000 to 50,000 foot soldiers; and including non-combatants a total of 60,000 to 100,000. when did the battle of ascalon happen? 9 August.
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First Crusade [SEP] Battle of Ascalon
In August vizier al-Afdal Shahanshah landed a force of 20,000 North Africans at Ascalon. Geoffrey and Raymond marched out to meet this force on 9 August to prevent being besieged with a force of only 1,200 knights and 9,000 foot soldiers. Outnumbered two to one the Franks launched a surprise dawn attack and routed the over confident and unprepared Muslim force. The opportunity was wasted though, as squabbling between Raymond and Godfrey prevented an attempt by the city's garrison to surrender to the more trusted Raymond. The city remained in Muslim hands and a military threat to the nascent kingdom.