The Battle of Arsuf is a battle of the Third Crusade in which Richard I of England defeats Saladin (Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb), founder of the Ayyubid dynasty and Sultan of Egypt and Syria, at Arsuf in Palestine.
The forces of the Third Crusade has taken the city of Acre after a prolonged siege.
The next strategic target for the Christian army is to secure the city of Jaffa, which will facilitate their ultimate goal, the recapture of the city of Jerusalem.Following a series of harassing attacks by Saladin's forces, battle is joined on the morning of September 7, 1191.
Richard's army successfully resists attempts to disrupt its cohesion until the Hospitallers break ranks and charge; Richard then commits all his forces to the attack.
He regroups his army after its initial success, and leads them to victory.
The battle resultsin the coastal area of southern Palestine, including the port of Jaffa, returning to Christian control.
