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The Ambush

Syria, Palestine: In the year of our Lord 1187. The territories occupied by the
Latins under Guy of Lusignan
King of Jerusalem and the united realms of the Ayyubids under Sultan Saladin
were keeping an unstable truce
Knowing that this truce could be broken by the pettiest trespass Lord Raynald
of Chatillon, a confident of the King
Regularly attacked and plundered Muslim caravans
These misdeeds driven by pride, hatred and greed provoked the single greatest
catastrophe in the history of the crusades and sealed the beginning of the end
of Christian reign in Outremer
A reign based on faith, courage, honour and glory, carried throughout the land
on blazing wings of thunder
«In the year 1177 the Crusaders had defeated Saladin’s forces at the Battle of
Montgisard
What ensued was a truce which was repeatedly broken by the Christian king’s
ally Raynald of Chatillon who attacked peaceful Muslim caravans without any
obvious reason
Longing for war he couldn’t foresee that his actions would trigger the
beginning of the end of the Christian dominance over the Holy Land.
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