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1174 CE - 1193 CE

Reign of Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty.
Sep 1187 CE

Saladin captures Jerusalem.
Oct 1187 CE

Pope Gregory VIII calls for the Third Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.
3 Jul 1187 CE - 4 Jul 1187 CE

Saladin defeats the Franks army at the Battle of Hattin.
1189 CE - 1192 CE

The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.
Aug 1189 CE

Guy of Lusignan leads a force from Tyre to attack Acre.
Aug 1189 CE - Jul 1191 CE

The siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.
Sep 1189 CE

A small force of Crusaders is the first army to arrive from Europe at the siege of Acre.
28 Jul 1190 CE

A force of Crusaders under the command of Henry of Champagne arrives at the siege of Acre.
7 Oct 1190 CE

A force of German crusaders under the command of Duke Leopold of Austria arrives at the siege of Acre.
10 Jun 1190 CE

Frederick I Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, drowns in the Seraph River in Cilicia on his way to the Middle East during the Third Crusade.
c. 1190 CE

Teutonic knights establish a field hospital at Acre during the Third Crusade.
1190 CE

Richard I of England captures Messina on Sicily during the Third Crusade.
May 1191 CE

Richard I of England captures Cyprus during the Third Crusade.
Jun 1191 CE

The Crusader armies of Philip II of France and Richard I of England arrive at the siege of Acre.
12 Jul 1191 CE

Richard I of England captures Acre during the Third Crusade.
Aug 1191 CE

Philip II leaves Acre and returns to France during the Third Crusade.
20 Aug 1191 CE

Richard I of England orders the execution of 2,500 Muslim prisoners after the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.
7 Sep 1191 CE

Richard I of England defeats Saladin's army at Arsuf during the Third Crusade.
Jan 1192 CE

The Crusader army led by Richard I of England arrives within sight of Jerusalem but decides not to attack for fear of a counter-attack by Saladin.
Jul 1192 CE

Saladin takes Jaffa during the Third Crusade.
Aug 1192 CE

Richard I of England retakes Jaffa from Saladin during the Third Crusade.
Oct 1192 CE

Richard I of England, returning home from the Third Crusade is shipwrecked and eventually imprisoned by the German emperor Henry VI.
4 Mar 1193 CE

Death of Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria.

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1174 CE - 1193 CE: Reign of Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, and founder of the Ayyubid dynasty.

1187 CE: Saladin captures Jerusalem.

1187 CE: Pope Gregory VIII calls for the Third Crusade to recapture Jerusalem.

1187 CE: Saladin defeats the Franks army at the Battle of Hattin.

1189 CE - 1192 CE: The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.

1189 CE: Guy of Lusignan leads a force from Tyre to attack Acre.

1189 CE - 1191 CE: The siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.

1189 CE: A small force of Crusaders is the first army to arrive from Europe at the siege of Acre.

1190 CE: A force of Crusaders under the command of Henry of Champagne arrives at the siege of Acre.

1190 CE: A force of German crusaders under the command of Duke Leopold of Austria arrives at the siege of Acre.

1190 CE: Frederick I Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, drowns in the Seraph River in Cilicia on his way to the Middle East during the Third Crusade.

1190 CE: Teutonic knights establish a field hospital at Acre during the Third Crusade.

1190 CE: Richard I of England captures Messina on Sicily during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: Richard I of England captures Cyprus during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: The Crusader armies of Philip II of France and Richard I of England arrive at the siege of Acre.

1191 CE: Richard I of England captures Acre during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: Philip II leaves Acre and returns to France during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: Richard I of England orders the execution of 2,500 Muslim prisoners after the siege of Acre during the Third Crusade.

1191 CE: Richard I of England defeats Saladin's army at Arsuf during the Third Crusade.

1192 CE: The Crusader army led by Richard I of England arrives within sight of Jerusalem but decides not to attack for fear of a counter-attack by Saladin.

1192 CE: Saladin takes Jaffa during the Third Crusade.

1192 CE: Richard I of England retakes Jaffa from Saladin during the Third Crusade.

1192 CE: Richard I of England, returning home from the Third Crusade is shipwrecked and eventually imprisoned by the German emperor Henry VI.

1193 CE: Death of Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria.