Siege and Fall of Acre

Timeline

1. 1291Outside Acre · LevantSultan al-Ashraf Khalil arrived with the Mamluk army, set up siege engines, and cut the sea supply lines, launching a full siege of this last Crusader stronghold.
2. 1291Outer city and walls of Acre · LevantThe Mamluks broke through the outer defenses; the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller fought to the death along the walls and streets. The defenders suffered heavy casualties but still held the inner city.
3. 1291Inner city of Acre · LevantThe Mamluks stormed the inner city and the Knights Templar's headquarters fell. Most of the garrison was killed or captured, Acre passed wholly into Muslim hands, and the Crusaders' land stronghold in the Levant came to an end.