Was the Third Crusade a success?

Was the Third Crusade a success?

1. Aims

   • To reclaim Jerusalem
   • To reclaim lost land
   • To recover the True Cross
   • to restore a strong king to Jerusalem
   • To defeat Saladin

2. Successes

   • Restored a strong king to Jerusalem
     • Henry of Champagne
       • Good geographical knowledge of the East
       • Related to Richard and Phillip
   • gained new land
     • Tyre
     • Acre
     • Jaffa
     • The coastal strip
     • Springboard for future attacks
   • Saladin
     • Truce
     • Muslim Disunity
   • regained Christian Unity
   • Richard and Phillip cooperated

3. Failures

   • Didn't recover the True Cross
   • Didn't liberate Jerusalem
     • Relations worsened with Byzantines
       • Cyprus
   • troops returned home
     • after death of Frederick Barbarossa