<P> The Third Crusade ( 1189 -- 1192 ) , also known as The Kings ' Crusade , was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin ( Ṣalāḥ ad - Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb ) . The campaign was largely successful in capturing the important cities of Acre and Jaffa , and reversing most of Saladin 's conquests , but it failed to capture Jerusalem , the emotional and spiritual motivation of the Crusade . </P>
<P> The Third Crusade ( 1189 -- 1192 ) , also known as The Kings ' Crusade , was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin ( Ṣalāḥ ad - Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb ) . The campaign was largely successful in capturing the important cities of Acre and Jaffa , and reversing most of Saladin 's conquests , but it failed to capture Jerusalem , the emotional and spiritual motivation of the Crusade . </P>
when did the third crusade start and end
when did the third crusade start and end
1189 -- 1192
1189 -- 1192