In 1187, Saladin both defeated crusader forces at the battle of Hattin and captured Jerusalem after nearly nine decades of the holy city being in the hands of the Franks. He then repelled the ...

Command war-honed crusader warriors as they brave the merciless Arabian sands, then as Saladin lead a mighty ... Second, and Third Crusades, as well as conflicts within the individual crusader ...

📜 History of Saladin & the 3rd Crusade: The Third Crusade - Saladin had just taken Jerusalem which meant that it wouldn't be long before a Crusade was called. He had some time to prepare thanks ...

The Battle of Jaffa was to be the final and decisive act of the Third Crusade, solidifying an agreement between King Richard and Saladin ending hostilities and securing safe passage for pilgrims.

His military prowess was demonstrated during the Third Crusade (1189-1192), where he led the Christian forces against the Muslim leader Saladin. Richard’s strategic acumen and bravery were ...

Saladin in Paradise ... a century later placed him in “the paradise of the non-Christian Just.” The Third Crusade of Richard the Lionhearted and France’s treacherous King Philip Augustus ...

During the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart employed trebuchets in the Battle of Jaffa in 1192, aiding in the capture of the city from Saladin's forces. Saladin himself utilized similar siege ...

Saladin defeats the Franks army. October 1187 – Jerusalem falls to Saladin who now has a mighty combined fighting force. Pope Gregory VIII calls for the Third Crusade to recapture Jerusalem. Three ...

Saladin spared the lives of the city’s Christian population, a deed that won admiration, even among the Europeans who launched the Third Crusade after Jerusalem fell. “Saladin takes the city ...