Autumn
Baldwin de Ramla departs the kingdom; Raymond de Tripoli refuses homage to Guy and signs separate peace with Saladin.
1187
1 May
Saracen reconnaissance-in-force destroys a small force of Templars, Hospitallers and secular knights at the Springs of Cresson;
May
Tripoli reconciles with Lusignan;
27 June
Saladin begins his fourth invasion of the Kingdom of Jerusalem;
3-4 July
Saladin decisively defeats the army of the kingdom at the Battle of Hattin;
8-10 July
Saladin captures Acre; citizens spared;
14 July
Arrival of Conrad de Montferrat in Tyre;
ca. 20 July
Al-Adil captures Jaffa followed by sack, slaughter and enslavement;
29 July
Sidon surrenders to Saladin; citizens spared;
6 August
Beirut captured by Saladin; slaughter and plunder follow;
4 September
Saladin captures Ascalon;
20 September2 October
Siege of Jerusalem; surrender on 2 October followed by forty days to pay ransoms;
October
Pope calls for the Third Crusade;
November-December