In 1189, Christian forces mobilized at Tyre to launch the Third Crusade, led by three powerful kings: Frederick I “Barbarossa,” the German king and Holy Roman Emperor, King Philip II of France and Richard I “the Lionheart” of England.Philip had hired a Genoese fleet to transport his army, which consisted of 650 knights, 1,300 horses, and 1,300 squires to the Holy Land by way of Sicily.
Arsuf to Jerusalem
Richard the Lionheart arrived in Acre in 1191, two years after Guy had first launched the assault in 1189. Conditions were absolutely terrible, and the besieging Crusaders could find no breakthrough. Phillip of France did almost nothing, so it was all up to Richard. In the end, Richard won the battle due to his endless bombardment. The Crusaders received 1500 Frankish people in return as well as True Cross captured at the Battle of Hattin.
After many, many hours of intense fighting between the two sides, Richard won out in an intense battle between him and the Muslim leader, Saladin.
scorched earth policy
Jerusalem
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