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David
Nicolle.
Acre
1291: Bloody sunset of the Crusader states.
Osprey,
2005.
Campaign
series, no. 154.
ISBN
1841768626.
Paperback.
96pp,
illustrations by Graham Turner.
Publisher's
recommended price £12.99/$18.95
In April 1291, a Mamluk
army laid siege to Acre, the last great Crusader fortress in the Holy
Land. For six weeks, the siege dragged on until the Mamluks took the
outer wall, which had been breached in several places. The Military
Orders drove back the Mamluks temporarily, but three days later the
inner wall was breached. King Henry escaped, but the bulk of the
defenders and most of the citizens perished in the fighting or were
sold into slavery. The surviving knights fell back to their fortress,
resisting for ten days, until the Mamluks broke through. This book
depicts the dramatic collapse of this great fortress, whose demise
marked the end of the Crusades in the Holy Land.
Contents
Background to the siege
Chronology
Opposing commanders
Opposing forces
Opposing plans
The siege and capture of Acre
Aftermath
The battlefield today
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