📜 **The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was one of the most intense and dramatic chapters in the history of the Crusades.** It pitted two legendary leaders against each other—**Richard the Lionheart of England** and **Sultan Salah-ud-din**—in a battle for control of the Holy Land. From the Siege of Acre to the epic Battle of Arsuf, this crusade was filled with heroism, strategy, and betrayal.