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Name: Third Crusade

Type: Event

Start: 1189 AD

End: 1192 AD

Parent: Crusades

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Was an attempt led by three European monarchs of Western Christianity to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187.

Chronology


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  • August 1189: Siege of Acre (1189-1191).
  • September 1191: The Crusaders, now under the unified command of Richard I of England, defeated Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf, allowing for the Crusader conquest of Jaffa and much of coastal Palestine.
  • September 1191: Battle of Arsuf: Richard I of England overcomes Saladin.
  • January 1192: The crusaders seized the abandoned Ascalon.
  • April 1192: Cyprus was acquired, in 1192, by Guy of Lusignan and became a stable feudal kingdom.
  • June 1192: The crusaders march as far as Bayt Nuba near Jerusalem.
  • July 1192: The city of Jaffa was reconquered by Richard I of England.
  • July 1192: In July 1192 Saladin, at the head of thousands of men, took Jaffa.
  • July 1191: Siege of Acre (1189-1191).

  • 1. Treaty of Jaffa (1192)


    A treaty between the Muslim ruler Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, King of England, restoring the Kingdom of Jerusalem to a coastal strip between Jaffa and Beirut.

  • September 1192: Richard I of England signed a treaty with Saladin in 1192, restoring the Kingdom of Jerusalem to a coastal strip between Jaffa and Beirut.

  • Selected Sources


  • Tucker, S.C. (2011) Battles that changed History - An Encyclopedia of World Conflict, ABC-CLIO, p.115
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