Battle of Jaffa, 1192: Richard and Saladin's Final Battle

[@iowaclass5657]

Honestly the battles between Saladin and Richard are some of my favorites in medieval history. You have two military heavyweights with powerful armies, facing each other in unforgiving landscapes.

[@serrico0869]

Would make a great movie

[@BetterCallThall]

Metal as heck

[@joe-fr6fg]

@@foxtrot6105 it wasnt the story of richard on that movie.

[@alphabryan4703]

@Christian Kenny technically he was in it at the end of the movie tho

[@spearshake4771]

@Iowa class they never really met face to face but they would always write letters to each other during the Third Crusade. Kind of funny to think that two adversaries were penpals

[@unknownxxx88719]

we proud of you saladdin, one of the best and brave sultan of his time,

[@Vinachi2222]

Indeed

[@isaacreyes2795]

King Baldwin was a young boy beating Saladin a grown man’s army ! God always protected the Leper king

[@PO-si4ty]

When your badassery is even corroborated by the enemy scribes.. Yeah, Lionheart earned his name.

[@Grunfffff]

It's not just lions heart, there are also substantial lions balls.

[@placeholder8768]

HD_POWER better a brave animal heart than a weak heart that can’t even stop their army from pillaging a city.

[@placeholder8768]

HD_POWER 1. This *video* literally mentions how Saladin, at Jaffa, promised to the defenders that he would not pillage the city and that he would keep them alive, but his army didn’t listen. Also, how about what the literal video’s topic is, where Saladin can’t get a single of his soldiers to attack Richard other than the knights? 2. The Muslims didn’t even win this battle, and they outnumbered the enemy by a massive amount. Richard beats Saladin, deal with it.

[@wskyw]

he was trash just like you

[@Hamzey_69]

The Law the overall winner was Saladin he kept jeruselum deal with it

[@Hamzey_69]

n o don’t get to excited the ottomans destroyed the Christians deal with it

[@sabrinafair35]

Every time I visit Jaffa, as we climb up the city streets from the harbor, I imagine that I am following in Richard's footsteps during the battle! Thank you for posting.

[@simonlewis362]

Well, lucky for you that you can go there.

[@lilihlinggar4277]

@@hektor74 why??

[@benjaminj.m8531]

@@simonlewis362 ?

[@shabanahmad087]

So u followed a loser

[@amang1001]

@@shabanahmad087 he wasn't a total loser he was however a total mama's boy but one hell of a fighter.

[@imanuel22]

My favorite leader. Both of them

[@abemartinez9623]

Hell yeah the lionheart is a warrior king and the wisdom an cunning of Saladin . They don’t make men like that anymore.

[@ammarsaid1834]

RiseOfKingdoms 😂

[@sgtboz9730]

True warrior King. Massive respect to the Lion Hearted.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

He may have been a great knight but he was a rotten king. He virtually bankrupted England on his quest for personal glory and he only spent a few months in England during his reign of 10 years. The English were taxed heavily to suport his 'hobby'.

[@kaseydynneson1925]

That’s actually not true. John was the one that caused much of the debt.

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@tooyoungtobeold8756idiot england was his state, one of many and if he didnt love england He wont go back to defend it 😂 hed instead conquer jerusalem, wait for reinforcements and make bank on winning crusade like all successful crusaders did. Quit reading history off google 😂

[@brianfuller7691]

Richard was very tactical and a serious badass. He definitely was a great leader.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

But a rotten king.

[@freedomforall1712]

I believe that there are two reasons the Muslim army didn't attack King Richard's army. 1 they knew the Christian army would fight to the death beside their King and losses would be great for them even if they won. 2 they were mad at Saladin for not letting them have the spoils of Jaffa. I do not think that Saladin was strategically wrong for upholding his promise to the people of Jaffa, as it sets a precident of keeping his word. Cities are more likely to surrender quickly if they know they will be spared and if word gets out that Saladin keeps his promises in that regard his sieges of other castles and cities will be easier. I think that in this instance it is a lack of discipline and unit cohesion for a majority of Saladin's army that gave him a disadvantage, excluding the Mameluke's. It was King Richard's boldness that pressed the evident advantage. Great video!

[@BrandonGiordano]

Saladin was the man but the Islamic states were notoriously hard to unite. Part of what made him so iconic was that he kept the Islamic world together and united on top being a very virtuous ruler by his era's standards. Chad Saladin

[@musalande4712]

I'm from indonesia. and I'm christian... I love to see videos from realcrusadeshistory

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you my friend!

[@benbim540]

Coeur de Lion, the Lion-hearted.

[@alexandrelacazette6169]

Salahuddin Al - Ayyubi

[@TsarOfRuss]

murdering in the name of GOD and calling it a crusade, shame on you so called humans

[@keeroe2020]

Be safe . You are brave.

[@seeker5738]

He wasn't known as 'lion heart' for nothing. He was as ferocious as his viking ancestors.

[@aliveli-hq6zk]

He didn't know English.

[@DougieMonster31]

@@aliveli-hq6zk The English language wasn't spoken widely then(if at all), French was the official language from about 1066 till about 1362

[@aliveli-hq6zk]

@@DougieMonster31 "He didn't know English" means "he didn't know English." I didn't say anything about official language. In person, he spoke French and stayed on British soil for only 6 months.

[@DougieMonster31]

@@aliveli-hq6zk He was raised in Aquitaine and spoke mostly French as a result, he didn't live in anyone place for that long as he lived on the battlefield for most of his adult life, however he was buried in England and as a result has now stayed in England for over 800 years.

[@aliveli-hq6zk]

@@DougieMonster31 He was French.

[@abemartinez9623]

Wow hearing of the lion heart king does inspire me. I could imagine fighting along side him against impossible odds. To see your leader bleed with you. My god there is no greater bond . It’s hard to imagine anybody stopping such a motivated force.

[@FreedomFighter08]

What a badass, I can imagine Richard building up a fierce reputation of a brave warrior king who won many battles, those mamluks knew that this guy is the real deal and wouldn't want to challenge him hence they didn't attack when asked to by Saladin or when challenged to by Richard.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

The events of the Battle of Jaffa are just amazing. And our best documentation of Richard's heroism comes from the Arab accounts, especially Baha ad-Din.

[@abisyamil7070]

Yeah don't forget baybars el bunduqdari🤣

[@bruhmcchaddeus413]

@@abisyamil7070..what about him? Lol tf ? 😂

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

The Third Crusade was a successful expedition for Richard, and a triumph for Christendom. It was a painful and humiliating defeat for Saladin. Historian Andrew Ehrenkreutz, says that “in spite of overwhelming odds in their favor, the Muslims could neither outfight the Christian contingent nor simultaneously protect Ascalon and Jerusalem. Considering the military organization and defense oriented economy of the Muslim countries and in view of the strategic advantages they secured in 1187-89, the terms of the 1192 armistice must be regarded as a humiliating concession the Christian invaders imposed on Islam.” -Ehrenkreutz, Saladin, p. 217. Historian Thomas Madden explains that “the Third Crusade was by almost any measure a highly successful expedition. Most of Saladinís victories in the wake of Hattin were wiped away. The crusader kingdom was healed of its divisions, restored to its coastal cities, and secured in a peace with its greatest enemy.” -Madden, New Concise History of the Crusades, p. 95.

[@ams4800]

can you tell me how many christian/crusaders died in this battle vs muslim deaths?

[@Făt-Frumos1982]

+kareem Saaidi I don't know that but I have all the respect in the world for the Muslim warriors as well as the crusaders for being men that fought for there own faith and community's with courage and honor!

[@Făt-Frumos1982]

+1916 win dude your an idiot! also there numbers were not even close to 50,000 knights during the third crusade and your grasp of any real histoty is at a kindergarten level

[@Făt-Frumos1982]

+1916 Europe was never back then or now even close to being united aginst islam and there have been countless cases of infighting during the crusades and even christian powers fighting for the invading muslims

[@Făt-Frumos1982]

+1916 , first of all the colonial actions of itlay and france in north africa were secular power grabs and had only to do with those individual nations, there was nothing religious about it and the people kept there traditions. Also the ottomans had no damn right to invade and conquer there empire that was a religious entity that was mostly made up of christian lands and people they placed under there authority and forcing islamic law upon most of them and the colonial powers in the mid east only deligated these lands after the ottomans and that is why the arabs are independent there and not under ottoman rule! these are historical facts and every thing you stated about the third crusade and Europe being united was horse shit and dont change the subject

[@MDIbrahim-pg1sk]

SALADIN! Feel the weight of this name.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

The Lionheart crushed him.

[@MDIbrahim-pg1sk]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Couldn’t defeat him

[@patung1990]

Saladin hardly won a battle against Richard, in most battle Richard although outnumbered troops beats Saladin. Due to the lack of resources and not much support from europe, Richard wasn’t able to take Jerusalem to win the war.

[@YouTube.Pigeon]

@@RealCrusadesHistory you must fun at parties

[@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302]

Crushed by an outnumbered 16 year old with leprosy.

[@MrJamesbond22]

What are great leader the Lionhearted was.Another excellent video,RCH.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

PAUL brandel Thanks my friend!

[@simonlewis362]

+Mr motivator, oh, look at what we have here, another butt hurt fanboy who can't accept the fact that Richard the Lionheart deserve the title given upon him. History is history. If you can't accept it, then shove your stupidity all the way in your ass.

[@syedhussain5852]

@@simonlewis362 Richard was a Great king the lion heart. Peace be upon him

[@amazon37mustafa9]

Joke

[@moonlitez840]

But saladdin won Jerusalem from crusaders and forgave them

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

Richard accomplishing more goals is an I interesting way to look at it. I've always seen it as Salahdin won, but I guess that's overly simplistic.

[@Lionheartgirl]

Great job! My favorite King in all of history! More courage in this mere thumb than all the world combined.

[@pracylopgonzer3176]

B Hartson, that is true, no one ever brings up that point. During a war council one of his lieutenants said 'with our armor we can take it but because we lack sufficient infantry we cannot hold it'. A remark that sounds remarkably like a modern assessment of a modern battlefield. Richard knew he had to return to England because his brother John was usurping the throne. He couldn't hold on to Jerusalem so he did not attack it. Sala Adin meanwhile knew Richard could take it & was in dread of the attack that never came. You said it very well & much simpler than I ever could. (By the way, my wife says I talk to much) lol

[@MegaSyeddanish]

Its courage act to marry your sister to enemy's Brother . REALLY !!!

[@owlman6240]

Was great in the crusades but not that great back home. His absent leadership helped the barons become increasingly powerful which saw his succesors John and Henry III lose substantial territory and power.

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

@@owlman6240 He virtually bankrupted England playing his games in the Holy Land.

[@GothicCrypt]

"By God's calves, they will not capture the Christians" Richard the Lionheart.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

it's a great quote isn't it?

[@GothicCrypt]

Indeed. I am so enjoying your channel. Such great insight on the Crusades.Thank you sir!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you my friend! I'm actually writing a novel about the Third Crusade right now.

[@williamwhite4840]

well that is an oddly specific thing to swear on

[@foxtrot6105]

But they did i a devestating ter mercifull way

[@levibarros149]

HOLY CRAP THE LION HEART WAS A FREAKIN BADASS!! My kind of King!! God bless his soul. I hope to drink wine with him in paradise one day! :)

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Levi I hope you speak French!

[@regal677]

seattwa hahahaha, is it because richard spoke only french, despite being the king of england? haha

[@TheChuckfuc]

@@regal677 occitan is actually the language he most likely spoke. Remember there wasn't really a national difference between northern France and England at this time. In fact Richard tried to sell England to the king of Denmark I think but I'm not sure.

[@crocobite4431]

@@regal677 More than just spoke French, he was French.

[@crocobite4431]

@@TheChuckfuc You're totally right but he also spoke parisian French, or French of the royal court because that would have been the way, along with latin, that he would have communicated with other French/Frankish nobility.

[@FR-zz2bj]

saladin was an amazing person and leader

[@m.hisham694]

Yes very strong leader

[@arawn1061]

"Git Gud noobs"- Noble Words of Richard the Lionheart

[@cjvipinosa3328]

"yo les noobs!" -Richard The Lionheart

[@godsavethequeen7614]

Absolute badass best warrior king that ever lived in our country even know he was French our natural enemy if I was a crusader back then I'd happily die and fight for him

[@vincentmurphy1251]

He was born in oxford England

[@godsavethequeen7614]

@@vincentmurphy1251 yes but he spoke mainly French and he was in the the plantagenets a French royal family that ruled most off England the French have even got a tomb for him in France

[@eray.sredojevic]

He was Anglo-Norman. Plantagenet family never claim themselves as French go back to your cave and learn history

[@douglassmith6663]

What a great movie they could make about this today with CGI bringing history to life ,Charlton Heston would have made an Awesome king Richard

[@singaporeghostclub]

@IBrainedMyDamage Obama

[@Theseus9-cl7ol]

It was their final battle and quite a battle at that....great way to finish the Third Crusades.

[@bassault]

No one could surpass the badassery of Richard. No one.

[@centuriovirtus9951]

Alexander the Great, Julius Ceasar, Hannibal Barca, Leonidas, Germanicus... i could go on

[@dritanbakiaj6810]

Atlas D-DC spatacus

[@dritanbakiaj6810]

Atlas D-DC sobiesky

[@dritanbakiaj6810]

Atlas D-DC scanderbeg

[@blacktemplar9499]

Baldwin the leper

[@edinscot56789]

Richard understood his enemy. He was ready and prepared!

[@smoky9097]

I come here because of rise of civilization

[@mohayoubi2009]

Occult augur yeah most of that ain’t true 😂

[@stratant.8722]

Oh no do you really play that retarded p2w game

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

[@staley1981]

Great video R.C.H. as always.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks!

[@sheeldik5996]

Lion heart a good strategy tactic war.

[@callmeplaintiffandillcallu9664]

Saladin and King Richard were able to negotiate a truce, not a win for king Richard, or Saladin,

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

The truce was a win for the Christians, since it included recognition of the territory Richard had conquered from Saladin. It was a loss for Saladin, since he had to agree to recognize that Richard had taken territory from him. The Third Crusade was a net gain for the Christians and a net loss for the Saracens.

[@markr3356]

Real Crusades History Technically it was a win for the crusaders when you look at it like that but wasn't the main purpose of the third crusade to retake Jerusalem? In that case it seems like both Richard and Saladin won and lost. In some ways Richard won by retaking the coast but in other ways lost by "only" retaking the coast and not capturing Jerusalem. In some ways Saladin won by keeping control over most of the Levant, most importantly Jerusalem, but in other ways lost by no longer controlling the coast due to Richards conquest.

[@tarakoda143]

Beautifying a failed mission.😁

[@AlwaysSoldierOn]

This channel is one big cope 😂

[@gavinwood9608]

Awesome video!! Nice one sir

[@dc3032]

Yo where did you get the quote Haha al-Din said?

[@mohayoubi2009]

DC he made it up

[@rexhaereticus2468]

is there an echo in here?

[@thecrusaderhistorian9820]

Great video! Richard! What a chad!

[@brettwinterton4805]

Nice vid mate very enjoyable 👍

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

thanks for watching

[@nandakarnam9272]

When two people fight, the question to ask is , who started it?? There is one community, historically, who neither lived in peace, nor allowed others to live in peace!!!

[@BigOsmani]

Western European Catholic Devils who love to rob, rape and pillage Eastern Civilised countries and set them 50 years back.

[@pavelslama5543]

Saladin before the battle: I hope I´ll get there before they get their reinforcements... Saladin at the beginning of the battle: Yeah! I´ve arrived before they got their reinforcements! Saladin at the end of the battle: Why are you running?! WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?!! They have like 18 riders altogether, tell me why are you running!!

[@unzuccable]

is Jaffa and Tel Aviv the same city?

[@javeriamoughal8145]

Mark Kevin Saligumba good question I’m not sure

[@simpexterminator4877]

Yep

[@richardauchinleck1234]

jaffo and tel aviv are about 1.63 miles apart

[@-----Alcatraz------]

Richard was galloping in front of Saladin's soldiers, no one dared to attack him. I cant tell if it was fear or respect that made them like that.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

We can't be sure, but we know it happened because this information comes to us from Baha ad-Din, Saladin's close companion and biographer who witnessed these events. It's an absolutely incredible moment in history.

[@information-n-entertainment]

Hahaha...muslims feared after invading and conquering all the crusader's empire

[@anyone4501]

Watch kingdom of heaven how salahuddin won, this guy making lies..

[@freedomforall1712]

@@information-n-entertainment then why didn't they challenge him?

[@freedomforall1712]

@Abu Troll al cockroachistan one problem with your theory... they didn't have crack back then.

[@calwianka]

Bravo! Great video! Richard the Lionhearted intercede for Christendom!

[@amazon37mustafa9]

Joke

[@IrishPennant0311]

Seems like every time the Crusaders made a shield wall, they won!

[@V2011F]

"Oh please i bet i could break through a line of guys with nothing but shields on my own" random internet "genius" you think you can try breaking a wall made of wood, steel, spears, swords, axes, and battle hardened guys wearing the best armor of the time.... .... OK give it your best shot.

[@IrishPennant0311]

Valrock Mograth dude, please.

[@simonlewis362]

Valrock Mograth, relax. You don't have to be TRIGGERED. LOL!

[@epicbenshapirobro4263]

@@simonlewis362 You're the one who's most triggered here.

[@simonlewis362]

​@@epicbenshapirobro4263, relax. You don't have to be TRIGGERED. LOL!

[@Old_Guard2]

Your echoing voice sounds like an angel is speaking to me personally about the crusades

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Issuing forth from the heavens?

[@Old_Guard2]

Real Crusades History yes

[@taitoshirie3078]

Omg how did I even come across this channel

[@V2011F]

I have always wanted to know if this was true or not but was the reason Richard didn't attack Jerusalem was because he had only 4000 men under his command and the French and German crusaders with drew from the holy land? or was it simply because he thought he won the war and decided to got fight elsewhere? as he was known to fight a new war almost immediately after the last war he fought had ended.

[@CapitanCookies]

Valrock Mograth I think he had more than 4000. That aside he refused to attack the holy city because he did not have the men nor the supply lines to mount a siege and hold the city. Had he attacked it he would've been defeated by Saladin or he would've taken the city just for it to be lost again due to the lack of men to defend it.

[@simonlewis362]

Richard the Lionheart and his men could have taken Jerusalem easily. They were well equipped and well armored. The main reason that he decided not to take Jerusalem is that the Crusaders will not able to defend the city once the Muslims counter-attacked.

[@nightchannel5522]

noo way he cant win from salaudin go read about both battel u will knew that

[@nightchannel5522]

noo way he cant win from salaudin go read about both battel u will knew that

[@oformakelvin3568]

Richard and saladin be playing 8D chess with each other

[@kneewobbler1477]

Love the echo, sounds like you're in a church.(a really big one)

[@thebelieverkhan3741]

u r sick

[@mohayoubi2009]

You must be fucked up

[@andy7666]

Well, I think I'll drink a little toast to that..

[@bittersteel7004]

I would Loved to Have seen Richard that day

[@marcusantonius8072]

More reverb, please.

[@grunt12394]

Richard the LionHeart, King Alfred the Great, and Henry V, are the 3 greatest monarchs of fair England.

[@redneckjack4750]

King Richard l ,did not even speak English though he spoke French

[@sirnathannoble4146]

RedneckJack Richard I was a King who vanquished the enemies of Christ. Any King who fights like he did for Christ is as good a King as you can get. I forgot to mention King St Ethelbert who was the first Anglo Saxon King to convert to Christianity. Whom I ask to pray for our Leaders that they may convert to the Christian cause.

[@shredrick123]

Nate Nobile and Elizabeth I.

[@grunt12394]

She was a proddie bitch.

[@shredrick123]

Nate Nobile zealous much bruh? this isn't the fifteenth century. We have this thing called "religious freedom" besides Anglicanism is Basically Catholicism minus Pope

[@HeartwarmingCuteness]

I prefer using all legendary sculpture to Richard I than to Saladin

[@kaali9014]

saladin was a great fighter in the history

[@nizumi360]

No one is saying he wasn't. However, it's not the size of the force that won battles but the attitude of the men at the point of contact. King Richard was able muster up a higher morale than Saladin could with his men. Had King Richard been faced against Ertugrul Gazi, the outcome probably would have been much different.

[@benbim540]

Richard defeated him in every battle plus saladin didn't fight he just gave others orders to fight. no personal courage unlike the lionheart who led every battle himself.

[@hazardous0887]

Actually, Saladin never personally fought in combat. He stayed in the rear and commanded his men.

[@jesserivera5512]

Dumbass saladin never faught in battle, hes no warrior unlike richard the lionheart.

[@blackflagsofpakistantheeas9109]

@@jesserivera5512 he was old when he got power

[@viktorharle3757]

Whats with the echoe?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

I recorded this in a cathedral.

[@viktorharle3757]

Cool

[@megatherium100]

Real Crusades History I really didn't like the echo, it kind of threw me out of the narrative, other than that excellent presentation as always.

[@megatherium100]

***** I really enjoy the content in this channel, not everything in it has to be brilliant, but as always, it is the quality and the info being provided that keeps me coming back for more.

[@hoodiecollier5542]

Echo=EPICNESS duh it's a simple math equation.

[@zoesdada8923]

Richard Cour de Lion was the last great hero. Like Achilles or Hercules he was more than a man and like those great heros he died tragically and too soon. Even the heathen sultan Saladin was forced to acknowledge Richards greatness and wherever Richard went he sent the infidel fleeing in terror. We need Richard now more than ever.

[@fakofakooglu7460]

Lots of heroes lived before and after. Unlike mythological things..

[@callmeyourmajesty09]

Proud to be an Italian

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Some incredible Italian warriors fought at Jaffa.

[@callmeyourmajesty09]

@@RealCrusadesHistory Yes, mostly crusaders that fought at Jaffa were Italians

[@TyranyFighterPatriot]

My ancestors hail from northwestern Italy. Genoese and Pisan Crossbowsmen were the best in Medieval Europe.

[@WaseemAhmed-nm1ir]

Two great warrior in history

[@Lexthebarbarian]

When reality is better than the movie! This was so action packed!

[@zoesdada8923]

I believe Richard Cour de Lion was the last of this world's great heros.

[@johnfoyer_alianna_el]

Is it just me or does Saladin seem competitively similar to xerces? I'm just saying

[@deadman-zc5ro]

who is xerces ?

[@johnfoyer_alianna_el]

@@deadman-zc5ro the movie 300 the bad guy was xerces

[@taitoshirie3078]

You could say so but don't have he's intentions lol

[@robsta_79]

Are you sure your telling the truth mate? Saladin/Richard only met once on the battlefield

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

You're incorrect. Richard defeated Saladin in two major field battles, Arsuf (1191) and Jaffa (1192). He also defeated Saladin's forces in many smaller battles. Richard's crusade was a brilliant victory over Saladin, ending the Sultan's drive against the crusaders and securing the coastal territories for the Christians. We have this thing called google. You might do a simple internet search for the Battle of Jaffa (1192).

[@jalaladdinkhwarezmi480]

@@RealCrusadesHistory but the ultimate goal was Jerusalem not the coastal cities which was never achieved. Richard knew how to earn a victory but did not knew how to win a war. Saladin saved Jerusalem diplomatically allowing Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem and Ascalon was to be destroyed once more also the Crusaders hold was confirmed on some coastal cities. Third Crusade is like a game in which you finish side missions but fail in story missions. Jaffa delayed Richard's planned attack on Beirut and due to tensions at home Richard had to go back thus Jerusalem still under Saladin and the Crusade doomed.

[@corpchannel2523]

​@@jalaladdinkhwarezmi480Richard can Capture Jerusalem, but he had problems to deal with Crusader manpower,logistics and his Angevin Realm has been threatened by his brother John and King Philip II and besides he did Saved the Principality of Antioch and County of Tripoli, from being destroyed and even re-establish the Kingdom of Jerusalem at the Coastline Tyre to Jaffa, despite his failure to Recaptured Jerusalem and the Holy Land and besides Saladin Failed to Drove the Crusaders out of the Levant

[@frankhamilton673]

The Greeks (Constantinople, Eastern Roman Empire) said of the

[@frankhamilton673]

Franks (Crusaders 2nd), They were of giant statue, men of iron, with flashing eyes, who spilt blood like water. Under the banners of Conrad was a troop of women, accoutered for battle like the men. Their leader had golden spurs and buskins, and they called her Golden-foot. These people blew away the Mohammedans in open combat, but they were courageous and they knew the ways of the desert. The Normans also tore apart large armies with the mighty impact of their ferocious charge.

[@andy7666]

@@frankhamilton673 Nice..

[@Vercingetorix.Rising]

The reverb on this microphone is fn fantastic YOU SOUND LIKE A GOOOODDD

[@mrdato116]

Nice content as always.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

David Kruger Thanks! The Battle of Jaffa is one of my favorite moments in Crusade history.

[@mrdato116]

Real Crusades History Yeah, great battle, also it shows how brave and smart was Richard

[@tauceti8341]

1:50 lmfao by gods calves I was literally thinking of Jesus calves muscles. Until I realized the context.

[@KaiserFranzJosefI]

It's sad really, Saladin was a good commander, but Richard was much better.

[@markr3356]

The Law The third crusade was about retaking Jerusalem. Something that the crusaders failed to do.

[@naeem11111]

Saladin left behind a powerful dynasty. Richard was captured at sea.

[@vaneraze8685]

this war between muslims and christians should have never happened. Some idiot who posed himself a muslim burnt a church. their is a rule in muslims, they, we respect all religions. Desecrating other religions was gateway to hellfire, an eternal punishment.

[@simonlewis362]

It's the fault of both sides. Both sides were after lands and wealth. No one was a victim.

[@nemo0036]

+Simon Lewis Actually, Muslims conquered 2/3 of Old Christendom during the 700's (i.e. Middle East and North Africa), and then went on to Spain. They were fought off in France, and raids along the coast were fought against. The Normans actually had to retake Sicily from the Muslims as well. Crusades would give way to The Holy Leagues, and even most of the actions done by those guys were largely defensive. While there were some in the Crusades who MAY have been after lands, this wasn't the case for the vast majourity; Crusading was risky and costly business; you were fighting in a land far away from home, didn't enjoy modern day logistics, and any "heirs" and rulers who went crusading risked having their holdings threatened by rivals back home. In fact, that's why Richard the Lion Heart returned to Europe.

[@simonlewis362]

Nemo003, was that a statement or an opposition? I'm not really sure if you're opposing my previous statement. Anyway, if you're curious, I'm a Roman Catholic.

[@nemo0036]

+Simon Lewis Both. On the one hand, neither side was innocent. On the other hand, Muslims inflicted first blood and they were the ones on the offensive a lot of the time. If we're talking "wealth and lands", these seem to have been a result, rather than a primary goal, particularly with the 1st Crusade; despite being among the most successful, it was probably the least organized.

[@simonlewis362]

Nemo003, you do know that both of our statement was just supporting my statement, right? Read your statements again, but SLOWLY.

[@Jehu303]

Had logistics & infighting not been issues for the Crusaders, likely every muslim territory would have been under European control. The Christians had superior fighting men, weapons & tactics in the main... The muslims had the advantage of closer proximity to the theatre, thus easing supply difficulties as compared to the Europeans.

[@Steven-P99]

Are you in a church or something? Sound 'sounds' (whatever) weird.

[@WinnipegKnightlyArts]

He has a reverb effect cranked to cavernous

[@waynelee1912]

Spain armtice defeated Al

[@Hindibookstores]

How many Christian going for pilgrims these day......... General Allenby protested against his campaign being presented as a latter day Crusade, however, stating "The importance of Jerusalem lay in its strategic importance, there was no religious impulse in this campaign.

[@exopets27]

Indonesia subtitle please..

[@peterbaan9671]

I'm sitting here, watching your work, while yt advertises Saladin's greatest victory...

[@mikematthews9564]

I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG TIME. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO BE ONE OF RICHARDS KNIGHTS. ( ONE MORE TIME INTO THE FRAY ) I COULD HAVE BEEN LORD OF CYPRUS

[@olderthanyoucali8512]

Mike Matthews, Join the army infantry or marine corps, they'll send you into the fray!, be careful of what you wish for.

[@thevitruvianman9781]

@Harry War is war. If its so easy then go fight in syria.

[@itznoxy7193]

Do more Lionheart vids.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Oh I will be!

[@leonpeaks8967]

We're are the muslims telling us how great Saladin was against RICHARD THE LION HART

[@schaihmansur8298]

Saladin was great . He won.

[@kardondo]

He didn’t tell you Richard slaughtered 3000 Saladin prisoners is saint jean d’acre. What a dumbass too lazy to look up history for yourself?

[@libraalibaba]

Are you saying he wasn't

[@dreadlock17]

@@schaihmansur8298 lol. Simple fact

[@Tom_Sawyer385]

Leon Peaks Don’t be fouled with bedtime stories. Think for yourself. Evidence show that Salah a din Saladdan won Jerusalem at end and Muslims hold in to it till after 2 word war when the European didn’t want Country for the Jews in Europe so they granted them a Palestine land . Read the real history.

[@Meyers1793]

Was the audio recorded inside a church? So echo-y.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

It was indeed.

[@williamcooke5627]

Well reasoned.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks William. From you that means a lot.

[@jamesdavis4508]

I would've love to see these knights training it must have been tough.

[@toarise8611]

I love my Holy Catholic Church. Which underwent difficulties to Keep up Gods mission.

[@Larph13]

A great general of the heavens, Richard the Lionheart.

[@madmechanic7976]

God Was with them.

[@cjvipinosa3328]

"yo les noobs" -Richard The Lionheart

[@ffmmain8673]

Whats going on here

[@tukalors7577]

This guy is not accurate the never ran or backed down from such a small force! Second Richard lost a few of those battles and spared Richard a few times during there battles. Also nursed him back to health when Richard came close to death!!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Wrong. Richard NEVER lost a battle to Saladin. He won them all. And yes, Saladin's army did back down in defeat before Richard and a handful of his knights, this is absolutely what happened. Saladin's own biographer, Baha ad-Din, reports this in vivid detail and the Christian sources confirm it. Everything in this video is absolutely correct. I've done my homework, it's time for you to do yours.

[@alpheusjoseph9907]

it doesn't take a real large army to defeat a bigger army it's just inspiring words courage and sacrifice to win the territory

[@cmoonir]

And now what ?

[@ডিমেরহালিপঞ্চাশ]

Lost Jerusalem successfully Richard : we won 3rd crusade by retaking jaffa! So purpose of 3rd crusade to occupy jaffa

[@randommuslim2149]

They're trying to persuade themselves that they won the 3rd crusade when the truth is that they lost since they couldnt fulfill the whole purpose of their crusade: to retake Jerusalem

[@waynelee1912]

Al do you have India or a Moors sword

[@waynelee1912]

Battery of the victor

[@preetamyadav586]

What is meaning of India n moors

[@mickmaxtube]

That's some serious reverb on your vox mate

[@rebeca-kx9fc]

who is here for hw

[@cletola9675]

Nicely narated

[@philsooty5421]

Naration sounds like it was recorded in a bathroom, too much echo!

[@fload46d]

What a man the Lionheart must have been!!!

[@taitoshirie3078]

A man who kills everything in its way a more like barbaric man

[@khalistanifreedomfighter3056]

I am Muslim Both are good leader love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@robertwolf7377]

The Great Lion

[@waynelee1912]

Hiding behind bazatain

[@jadadra3729]

and aqquired more of there goals

[@gujjar2822]

U should also tell that tha loinheart killed thousands kids and women even after get the money by Saladin

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

That's a lie. Saladin refused to ransom the garrison of Acre, and that's the only reason Richard executed them. And they were a garrison of male soldiers, no women and children.

[@moeftw6792]

the only reason richard won the battle is because of a traitor who opened the gates to all richard's men to enter.... or else saladin would have defeated richard

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Incorrect. Richard drove Saladin's men off the beach first before he even entered the city. Nobody let him into Jaffa, he and his men entered and cleared the streets of Saladin's men. King Richard personally led his men through the streets of Jaffa, cutting down Saladin's men at every turn. It was an incredible moment in history.

[@simonlewis362]

And your source for that? Was that from a children's book?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

@@simonlewis362 My source is Baha ad-Din, Saladin's personal biographer and our most important Muslim source for Saladin's life. I cited this source numerous times in the video. Any other questions?

[@simonlewis362]

@@RealCrusadesHistory I wasn't talking to you.

[@Chris-ub7no]

@@simonlewis362 the n who were you talking to