The Third Crusade | |||||||||
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Part of the Crusades | |||||||||
Siege of Acre | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Italian crusaders Levantine Crusader states: Eastern Christian allies: |
Sunni Muslim states: Sultanate of RûmNizari Ismaili Muslims: Eastern Christian opponents: | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Crusaders: Levantine Crusader states: Military orders: Eastern Christian allies: |
Sunni Muslim forces: Nizari Ismailis: Eastern Christian opponents: | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
36,000–74,000 troops in total (estimate):
Two additional contingents also joined Frederick's army while travelling through byzantine empire. Numbered about 1000 men. |
Ayyubids: 40,000 (Saladin's field army, 1189 – estimate)[7] 5,000–20,000 (Acre's garrison, 1189)[8][9] Seljuks: 22,000+ (Qutb al-Din's field army only, 1190)[10][11] |