ABSTRACT
The aforesaid King Baldwin captured Beirut with 22 galleys, in the year 1110. Baldwin subdued many cities and towns during his reign and added them to the kingdom of Jerusalem. King Baldwin took religious vows and took up residence, though not for long, in the house of the Temple, which had just been built. Amalric was greatly concerned at reports of the capture of that city and the power which Saladin had as a consequence. King Baldwin, son of King Amalric, had a long life, Baldwin IV lived from 1161-85. In the kingdom of Jerusalem the Master of the Temple, Gerard de Ridefort, had a strong dislike for the count of Tripoli. King Guy and the count of Tripoli, with the Templars and the other leading nobles and magnates of the Holy Land, mustered a large army to relieve Tiberias. The count of Tripoli realised this, and rallying some of his knights in a body boldly charged Saladin's army.
