The Attack on Jaffa

Saladin launched a surprise attack at Jaffa. Richard I reacted with a small naval force of little more than 2,000 men. Richard's forces stormed Jaffa from their ships. Saladin's army was unprepared for a naval attack and was driven out of the city.

After 15 months Richard I had won every battle and captured much of the Mediterranean coast from Saladin. At this point, the two mighty warriors of the Crusades decided to negotiate.

Richard I needed to return home and Saladin was weary of war. On the 2nd of September 1192 CE they signed the Peace Treaty of Jaffa.

The Crusader States would retain control of the coastal strip from Tyre to Jaffa, as well as Antioch and Tripoli. Jerusalem would stay in Muslim hands, but Christian pilgrims would be allowed free access to the holy sites of the city. King Richard I sailed back home on the 9th of October 1192.