Saladin's Forgotten Siege of Acre 1189-1191 The Turning Point

When the Third Crusade arrived in the Holy Land, the crusaders' first target was Acre — a city Saladin had captured two years earlier. But the siege that followed turned into one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the entire Crusades, lasting from August 1189 to July 1191. In this episode, we explore the opening moves of the siege: how Guy of Lusignan, recently released from captivity, gathered a small force and camped outside Acre, defying Saladin's superior army. Why did Saladin allow this to happen? What was the strategic calculus? We trace the first months of the siege, the arrival of European kings, and the naval stalemate that defined the conflict. Drawing on accounts from Baha ad-Din ibn Shaddad and Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani, we reveal the challenges both sides faced — disease, supply shortages, and the clash of wills that would reshuffle the map of the Latin East. #Saladin #Acre #ThirdCrusade #GuyOfLusignan #BahaAdDinIbnShaddad #ImadAdDinAlIsfahani #CrusaderSiege #Ayyubid #MedievalWarfare #SiegeOfAcre #RichardTheLionheart #PhilipAugustus #ConradOfMontferrat #NavalHistory #MiddleEastHistory #Crusades #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo