On May 1, the Templars and Hospitallers were defeated by Saladin's son al-Afdal at the Battle of Cresson; Balian was still a day behind, and had also stopped at Sebastea to celebrate a feast day.
Dana 1. svibnja, templari i hospitalci bili su poraženi od strane Saladinova sina al-Afdala u bitki kod Cressona, dok je Balian još uvijek bio jedan dan iza, zaustavivši se kod Sebastea kako bi proslavio blagdan.