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the arrival of Richard I of England and Philip II of France in April
This compresses two different arrivals into one month. Philip II reached Acre in April 1191, but Richard I did not arrive until June 8, 1191.
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The sentence says both Richard I of England and Philip II of France arrived at Acre in April. That is inaccurate.
Reliable histories of the siege distinguish their arrivals clearly:
- Philip II arrived at Acre on 20 April 1191.
- Richard I arrived much later, on 8 June 1191, after his campaign in Cyprus.
So the wording is wrong because it places Richard's arrival in April instead of June, collapsing two separate stages of the siege into one.
This matters historically because Philip's April arrival and Richard's June arrival were treated by contemporaries and modern historians as distinct turning points in the final phase of the siege.
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- Siege of Acre
Philip arrived at Acre first, on 20 April 1191, but it was the arrival of Richard, eight weeks later on 8 June, that made the difference.
- The Siege of Acre - Yale University Press
Finally, led by the late-arriving kings Richard and Philip II Augustus of France, the soldiers managed to break through Acre's walls and achieve an improbable victory in July 1191.
- Crusades - Saladin, Richard I, Jerusalem | Britannica
Philip arrived with the French fleet at Acre on April 20, 1191 ... Richard left Cyprus and arrived on June 8 at Acre.