In 1187, 88 years after the fall of the Jerusalem to the Crusaders, the Franks were defeated in a disastrous battle at Hattin. This battle pitted bitter rivals in Saladin and his Muslim army and the Frankish army under King Guy of Jerusalem. After several days of skirmishes and a day of intense fighting Saladin would emerge victorious. Almost all of Guy’s army of around 20,000 Christians would be killed or captured including Guy himself, though he would be released later. What caused this terrible
Hattin: Trapping a Victory On June 26, 1187, the Muslim Sultan Saladin crossed the river Jordan with 20,000 of his followers - an army consisting of roughly 12,000 light horsemen and a number of footmen to a location south of the Sea of Galilee where he and his men encamped. They had been ravaging the nearby countryside in hopes of provoking a Christian attack, but had been unsuccessful. The Frankish Christians led by King Guy in Jerusalem had also mobilized their own army and camped at the
the crusades. The topics that will be addressed are the Battle of Hattin in 1187 and the Ayyubid Dynasty. During the battle of Hattin, Saladin captured the king of Jerusalem and killed him after defeating the crusader army. This investigation will focus on the time period of 1137 to 1193 and the places investigated will include Egypt, Syria and North Africa. This will be accomplished through a thorough examination of Saladin’s leadership, battle tactics, and people skills. Part B:
territory. The most significant event he ever took part in was the Battle of Hattin. After a Reynald of Chatillion attacked a large Muslim caravan, Saladin declared war on the Christians. Because the Christians had no water resources and were not used to the land, Saladin sneakily waited for Guy of Chatillion, the King of Jerusalem, to command his army to fight Saladin. Guy of Chatillion's army essentially fought a hopeless battle. The whole army was either killed or captured, and those "who could
The Battle of Hattin was a major turning point for the Christian Kingdom in The Middle East. The battle took place in July of 1187, where the Kingdom of Jerusalem fought with Sultan Saladin’s forces. In 1171, Saladin became the sultan of Egypt, and by 1174 he gained rule over Damascus too. After the death of Baldwin V in 1186, Guy of Lusignan took over the thrown of Jerusalem. Because of Saladin’s control over both Egypt and Syria, a united Muslim states surrounded Guy’s Kingdom. It was definitely
Syria, Alleppo, Mawsil and Iraq, and taking them under his control. While Saladin was building up his power, he gerenally avoided any conflict with the Crusader kingdom, even though whenever he fought them, he defeated them. One exception was the Battle of Montgisard on November 25, 1177.
Crusades The chapter on The Crusades gives the proper dates of the Holy War, yet does not discuss in detail the information it has. The text is watered down for the grade level and it is written from a Western European viewpoint. A viewpoint that never discusses the feelings and motives of those who were being attacked. The chapter emphasizes the Christian's motives for starting The Crusades as a way to defend their territories and to "free the Holy Land from the Muslim infidels" (Armento
The hit movie Kingdom of Heaven, made in 2005, the film takes you back to 1145-1149 B.C. The movie shows many of the great historical battles of the second crusade, during the 12th century. The movie had an amazing review and a 7.2 out of 10 rating according to IMDb and many other movie review cites. With well known and popular actors, the movie shows many characters that were once well and living during this time. While this is a very entertaining film to watch on when you are looking for a good
Jerusalem in 1187 to Saladin. Three great armies from Europe were led by Richard the Lion-hearted of England, Philip II of France, and the Holy Roman emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Europe’s greatest warrior. Saladin defeated the Crusades at the battle of Hattin in 1187. Christian control of the city of Jaffa returned and the third crusade ended on a peace treaty between Saladin and Richard the Lion Heart. The Christians benefited the most from the crusade in many reasons. The Christians benefited by
Saladin took over and started the campaign of conquest that happened after Nural- Din's death in 1174. In 1187, Saladin began a serious campaign against the crusader kingdom in Jerusalem. Him and his troops destroyed the Christian army at the battle of Hattin and took control of the city and some property as well. This caused the third crusade to begin, because the people were angry with the new of defeat, leaders of the third crusade included Emperor Frederick barbarossa,King Philip II, and King
To look at the degree of which the Crusades where a pursuit of power rather than an operation in righteous conviction ,we have to look at the underlying causes of the 4th crusade and power struggles going on amongst different religious factions and the feudal systems of the time. There is an initial religious component that leads to the calling of the crusade based on religious ideology to right the wrongs of the previous crusades and restore Jerusalem to the Roman Catholic Church. This tries
The Effects of the Crusade The Crusades were formed in 1095 through 1291. It was believed that the idea was sparked from the sermon that was preached by Pope Urban II at Clermont-Ferrand in November 1095. When armies of Christians from Western Europe responded to the plea of Pope Urban II to go to war against Muslim forces in the Holy Land. Their main purpose was to recapture the Holy Land. They also wanted to reunite the Christian Church, increase prestige of the Church, and reduce feudal
The Crusades intentions were to take back the Holy Land (Jerusalem). Jerusalem had been taken by the First Crusade and the European’s kingdom was built on its ruins. Almost one hundred years later Jerusalem had been taken back by Saladin at the Battle of Hattin and the Crusade army had been destroyed. It was time for new Crusaders and a leader that can match Saladin’s power. The Third Crusade took two year to gather and send out to recapture Jerusalem. Saladin was the essences of chivalry he was a
were well trained French and Norman Knights. When they reached Constantinople, Byzantine forces joined the crusaders. The combined army defeated the Muslims near Nicaea. Afterwards, the Western Europeans marched toward Jerusalem, fighting bloody battles along the way. Many crusaders died at Antioch. The Europeans arrived at Jerusalem in the summer of 1099. They recovered the Holy City after six weeks of fighting. Most of the crusaders then returned home. The leaders who remained divided the conquered
The Crusades reach different aspects of history from war, politics and economics to religions and cultural diversity. A crusade is defined as a remedial enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm by Merriam-Webster.com. Based upon the research on crusades and holy wars, it stated that in 1095, Pope Urban II sent out knights of West Europe to help the Christians that were dominated by Muslims in Near East. The Crusades is told to be understood better as a series of holy wars triggered by religious
The Knight's Templars The Knights Templars was a religious military order whose secrets and wealth destroyed the organization. The order had several names, and the members had several titles. The Knights Templars started out as a small group of monks. Members had duties and certain lifestyles as Templars. The order rapidly spread across Europe. During the second crusade, the Templars fought for the Christian effort. After the second crusade the knights became very powerful and wealthy
Northern European Crusaders and stopped in Portugal. They then allied with the Portugues, and got Lisbon back from the muslims in 1147. The third Crusade was from 1187 to 1192. In 1187 Sultan captured Jerusalem again which led to the Battle of Hattin. Pope Gregory Vlll called for a Crusade which was led by very important European leaders.
military conquest to be successful, the original goal must be achieved. The original goal of the Third Crusade was to regain Jerusalem, or, to be more specific, “The restoration of the Outremer, especially the kingdom of Jerusalem, at least to its pre-Hattin extent.” In order for this to happen, the leaders needed to convince people to fight. Pope Urban (1042-1099) called Christians to a “Holy War”’ against Muslims, causing the First Crusade (1096-1099). Similar strategies were used in the following
are taken hostage, and ransomed. After this, Saladin takes Acre, Beirut, and Sidon easily. Saladin plans to attack Jerusalem, and moves to do as such. Defense of the Holy City is led by Balian of Ibelin, who had personally escaped from capture at Hattin. Saladin had given him permission to go into the city and get his wife and kids, the people had begged for him to stay to defend the city, however Saladin had promised his family safe voyage. He is credited as a honorable leader because of events
The crusades were a series of military expeditions undergone by the Christian armies of the eleventh and twelfth centuries directed against Muslim controlled areas of the eastern Mediterranean (Cowper 40). Although there were many reasons for the start of the crusades, the main cause was that the Muslim control of the holy land was a disgrace, and considered a threat to Christianity’s livelihood (Toler 140). With the holy cities of Jerusalem and Palestine being in Muslim control Christianity as a