Third Crusade: Richard I of England captures Cyprus from Isaac Comnenus;

8 June

Third Crusade: Richard I arrives at Acre with English/Angevin crusaders;

12 July

Third Crusade: Acre surrenders to the French and English kings; Philip of France leaves for the West via Tyre;

20 August

Third Crusade: massacre of Muslim hostages by Richard;

22 August

Third Crusade: crusaders leave Acre and advance down the coast;

7 September

Third Crusade: crusaders defeat Saladin at the Battle of Arsuf;

10 September

Third Crusade: crusaders reach Jaffa;

December

Third Crusade: crusaders approach Jerusalem, but stall.

1192

6 January

Third Crusade: crusaders abandon attempt to take Jerusalem; withdraw to the coast;

28 April

Conrad de Montferrat killed by assassins in Tyre;

5 May

Henri de Champagne marries Queen Isabella;

7-11 June

Third Crusade: crusaders make a second attempt to capture Jerusalem and again withdraw without a siege or assault;

27-30 July

Third Crusade: Saladin attacks and captures the city of Jaffa; citadel holds out;

1 August

Third Crusade: Richard comes to relief of Jaffa; retakes the city;

5 August

Third Crusade: Richard defeats Saladin’s army outside of Jaffa;

2 September

Third Crusade: three-year truce signed between Richard and Saladin; Treaty of Ramla;

September-October

Guy de Lusignan goes to Cyprus;