Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade.

Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan

Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the river Saleph while leading an army to Jerusalem.

Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Conrad of Montferrat, ending the two-year siege of Acre.

Third Crusade: Battle of Arsuf

Richard the Lion-Heart is captured and imprisoned by Leopold V of Austria on his way home to England after signing a treaty with Saladin ending the Third crusade.