Siege of Acre (1189–1191)

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The Siege of Acre (1189–1191) was a pivotal and protracted engagement of the Third Crusade in which Crusader forces ultimately captured the key port city of Acre from Saladin’s Ayyubid dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Third Crusade ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aftermath Acre became principal Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land ⓘ
boosted morale of the Third Crusade ⓘ
intensified negotiations between Richard I and Saladin ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Siege of Akko (1189–1191) ⓘ
belligerent Ayyubid Sultanate ⓘ
linked to: Ayyubid dynasty

Crusader states ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
cause Crusader attempt to recover territory lost after the Battle of Hattin ⓘ
characteristic high casualties on both sides ⓘ
protracted siege ⓘ
use of naval blockades ⓘ
use of siege engines ⓘ
combatantReligion Latin Christian forces ⓘ
Muslim forces ⓘ
commander Guy of Lusignan ⓘ
Leopold V, Duke of Austria ⓘ
Philip II of France ⓘ
Richard I of England ⓘ
Saladin ⓘ
conflict Third Crusade ⓘ
endDate 1191 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Arsuf ⓘ
continued Third Crusade campaigns along the coast ⓘ
historicalRegion Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
locatedInPresentDay Israel ⓘ
notableEvent arrival of Philip II of France in 1191 ⓘ
arrival of Richard I of England in 1191 ⓘ
mass execution of Muslim prisoners by Richard I ⓘ
surrender of the Ayyubid garrison ⓘ
opponent Ayyubid dynasty ⓘ
Saladin ⓘ
partOf Third Crusade ⓘ
place Acre ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Hattin ⓘ
result Crusader victory ⓘ
capture of Acre by Crusaders ⓘ
startDate 1189 ⓘ
strategicImportance key supply base for Crusader operations in the Holy Land ⓘ
major port on the Levantine coast ⓘ
timePeriod 12th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard I of England → notableBattle → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
subject linked to: King Richard the Lionheart
Acre → historicalEvent → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Third Crusade → notableBattle → Siege of Acre ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Ayyubid dynasty → conflict → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Kingdom of Jerusalem → notableBattle → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) → aftermath → Acre became principal Crusader stronghold in the Holy Land ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Siege of Acre (1189–1191) → alsoKnownAs → Siege of Akko (1189–1191) ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Battle of Arsuf (1191) → followed → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Battle of Jaffa (1192) → followed → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Antoine de Caux → participatedIn → Siege of Acre ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Saint-Jean-d’Acre → wasSiegeSite → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Treaty of Jaffa → followedBattle → Siege of Acre ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Treaty of Jaffa → chronologicallyFollows → Siege of Acre ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi → focusesOn → siege of Acre ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)
Guy of Lusignan → notableEvent → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Theobald V, Count of Blois → participatedIn → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Stephen I, Count of Sancerre → participatedIn → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Port of Akko → associatedWith → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Gerard de Ridefort → notableEvent → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Gerard de Ridefort → participatedIn → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Ayyubid–Crusader conflicts → includesEvent → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Sibylla of Jerusalem → deathDuring → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Port of Acre → notableEvent → Siege of Acre (1189–1191) ⓘ
Crusader Quarter of Acre → significantEvent → Crusader occupation of Acre ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)