Battle of Hattin

About the Battle

Saladin destroyed the Crusader army, capturing the King of Jerusalem and the True Cross relic. The battle led to the fall of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade. Saladin set brush fires to exacerbate the Crusaders thirst in the desert heat. Guy de Lusignan, the Crusader king, was captured and released. Richard the Lionheart would later come to take it back.