Unwilling to stand in the way of barreling horsemen, the troops stationed in front of Saladin’s base camp fell back, leaving the way to the royal tent open. Saladin went with them, and the Franks immediately fell on the defenseless positions, slicing through guy ropes, plundering what they could and killing anyone who stood in their way. The dead included the Muslim governor of Jerusalem, Saladin’s chamberlain Khalil al-Hakkari, and a noted poet and scholar, Ibn Rawaha.
