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Crusader Transport Fleets
During the Third Crusade in 1191, large sea transport fleets organized by England and France carried troops, warhorses, provisions, and siege engines…
Timeline
- 1191Offshore from the siege of Acre · AcreIn 1191 Anglo-French transport fleets brought thousands of crusaders, warhorses, and siege engines to Acre, sustaining the besieging army's supply lines and intercepting Egyptian reinforcements at sea, providing crucial logistical support for the capture of Acre in July.
- 1191Offshore from Jaffa · JaffaAfter the fall of Acre, the transport fleets continued along the Palestinian coast to supply the southward-marching land forces and evacuate the wounded, supporting Richard's counteroffensive against Saladin in the direction of Jaffa.
Sources
- The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land — Thomas Asbridge (2010)
- War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance — John B. Hattendorf, Richard W. Unger (eds.) (2003)