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The Horns of Hattin
4 Jul 1187 — lured onto a waterless plateau, the army of Jerusalem is destroyed by Saladin. The True Cross is captured and the kingdom left almost undefended. The single worst day in Outremer’s history.
This is one scene of Chapter 6 — Saladin in The Crusades, 1095–1291.
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