By: Brianna Kline
The Third Crusade, also known as the King’s Crusade, took place in 1189-1192. The location was mostly Levant and Anatolia. Levant and Anatolia are right by the Mediterranean Sea. Austria’s allies were the Kingdom of Jerusalem, England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire. Their enemies were the Ayyubids, Zengids, Seljuk Empire, Byzantine Empire, and the Kingdom of Sicily. The Third Crusade was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims. King Philip Ⅱof France, Emperor Frederick Barbossa of Germany, and King Richard of England decided to have the Third Crusade. The Third Crusade was caused by the capture of Jerusalem in 1187 by Saladin. Saladin was the sultan of Egypt. King Richard raised money for the Third Crusade by increasing taxes. Peasants also went to fight. When the peasants died their King would get their land. In all they had an estimate of 600,000 men. …show more content…
On the way to fight disaster struck and the German Emperor drowned in a stream, at age 70. Barbossa’s son commanded the army after he died. Most of the Germans went back to Germany because of Barbossa’s death. They then marched to Antioch only to be further reduced by fever. King Richard and King Philip had many arguments when they took siege of the city Acre. The French army then sailed back. King Richard now had full control of the Crusaders. After King Philip left, King Richard marched to Jaffa to launch an attack against Jerusalem. Saladin attacked the army while they were going to