Third Crusade

Third Crusade
noun
a Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal
Instance Hypernyms: ↑Crusade

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