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Siege of Acre

Siege of Acre was a siege conducted on 28 August 1189 at Acre, in what is now Israel. It was part of Third Crusade, which ran from 1189 to 1192. The recorded result: Crusader victory.

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Philippe Auguste et Richard Cœur de Lion reçoivent les clés d'Acre (1191). Enluminure des Grandes Chroniques de France, vers 1375-1380. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscr
Philippe Auguste et Richard Cœur de Lion reçoivent les clés d'Acre (1191). Enluminure des Grandes Chroniques de France, vers 1375-1380. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, département des Manuscr. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Record

Date28 August 1189
PlaceAcre, Israel
32.928N, 35.082E
Part ofThird Crusade (1189 to 1192)
KindSiege, medieval
ResultCrusader victory
BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandAyyubid Sultanate of Egypt
CommandersRichard I of England; Philip II of France; Theobald V; Philip I of Flanders; Guy of Lusignan; Joscelin III; Sibylla of Jerusalem; Conrad of Montferrat; Gerard de Ridefort; Robert de Sablé; Ubaldo Lanfranchi; Frederick VI of Swabia; Leopold V of Austria; Děpolt II; Leo II of Armenia; Simone DoriaSaladin; Emir Mojili; Aibek al-Akhresh; Ibn al-Bessarau; Imad ed-Din Sinjari; Hossam ad-Din Lulu; Moezz ad-Din; Al-Adil I; Gökböri; Baha al-Din Qaraqush; Husam al-Din Abu'l-Hayja; Ibn Barik; Sayf ad-Din Mashtub; Shirkuh ibn Bakhel the Kurd
StrengthTotal: 59,000 men; 102 ships; Initially: 7,000–10,000 men; End: 25,000 men; 11 trebuchetsTotal: 45,000–50,000 men; Garrison: 5,000–10,000 men; Relief force: 40,000 men; 50 galleys
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Siege of Acre is one of 246 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Israel.

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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q815116, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Acre (1189–1191), revision 1384780719, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.