Crusades - Massacre at Ayyadieh
Time: Tuesday Aug 20, 1191
Place: Acre
Details: On 20 August 1191, Richard had more than 2,000 prisoners beheaded at the so-called massacre of Ayyadieh. Saladin subsequently ordered the execution of his Christian prisoners in retaliation.
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