After the battle of Jacob’s Ford, Saladin sent his army in small
groups to attack Palestine. ‘It’ll be easy to catch Saladin’s men
when they come back,’ Baldwin said. ‘They’ll be tired and we
can fight small groups of soldiers and win!’ Near the Litani
River, they met some of Saladin’s men on their way home.
Baldwin’s knights quickly won the battle, but before they knew
it, Saladin and the rest of his army arrived. Saladin’s soldiers
killed hundreds of Franks, and caught many of their important
knights.