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2 days ago · On 4 July 1187, Saladin faced the combined forces of Guy of Lusignan, King Consort of Jerusalem, and Raymond III of Tripoli at the Battle of Hattin. In this battle alone the Crusader force was largely annihilated by Saladin's determined army. It was a major disaster for the Crusaders and a turning point in the history of the Crusades.
1 day ago · The Battle of Hattin in 1187 saw Saladin decisively defeat the Crusader army, leading to the fall of Jerusalem. This event prompted the Third Crusade. The Fourth Crusade , instead of reaching the Holy Land, infamously sacked Constantinople in 1204, significantly changing the relationships between the Christian states.
4 days ago · The Battle of Hattin took place on July 4, 1187, where Saladin's forces engaged in battle with the forces of Guy of Lusignan, King Consort of Jerusalem, and Raymond III of Tripoli. In this single ...
5 days ago · The crusading movement encompasses the framework of ideologies and institutions that described, regulated, and promoted the Crusades. The crusades were religious wars that the Christian Latin church initiated, supported, and sometimes directed in the Middle Ages.
3 days ago · Peire Vidal was a troubadour who was at the court of Raymond II of Tripoli in the months before the battle of Hattin in October 1187. Bibliography L. Paterson, Singing the Crusades: French and Occitan lyric responses to the crusading movements , 1137-1336 (Cambridge, 2018), pp. 69-74
3 days ago · The Battle of Hattin (1187) led to the Muslim recapture of Jerusalem under Saladin. The Siege of Acre (1189-1191) was a pivotal battle during the Third Crusade, resulting in a Crusader victory. The Battle of Arsuf (1191) saw Richard the Lionheart defeat Saladin's forces.
4 days ago · Hugh died at the Battle of Hattin in 1187 and his memory was kept alive in crusade recruitment sermons for decades afterwards.
