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I put the "tactical success" back in and made it a quote and footnoted it. I changed Muslim victory to Muslim strategic victory. I think we all agree on that! Smail seems convinced that it was a local Crusader tactical victory, so I'm going with his judgment. Pyrrhic victories happen (e.g., Battle of Guilford Court House) and I believe this battle fits the description. Djmaschek (talk) 02:37, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I changed the sentence "The Crusaders were driven out by the Muslim army and..." to "The Crusaders defeated the Muslim army in the field but..." I have cited 3 sources that call it tactical Crusader victory. Why not add a notation that John France calls it a Crusader defeat, perhaps in a footnote? I would do it myself, but I don't have a copy of Mr. France's work handy and don't know exactly what he has to say. Djmaschek (talk) 01:55, 10 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Can someone show me where in this book, Western Warfare in the Age of the Crusades, 1000-1300 By John France, pg. 220, does it say Muslim victory for the battle of Marj es-Suffar? Thanks. --Kansas Bear (talk) 20:26, 30 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]