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He arrived in Palestine in 1187, shortly after the battle of Hattin. Acre had already fallen, so he went to Tyre where he re-organized its defenses and prevented it from falling to Saladin. WI: He had arrived at Acre earlier, before it fell to Saladin? Could he have prevented its fall? How would this have affected the outcome of the Third Crusade, if the crusaders had not spend a long time besieging Acre.
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