Reynald of Châtillon attacks a Muslim caravan
1186–87 · Event
In breach of a truce, Reynald falls on a rich caravan travelling between Cairo and Damascus and refuses to make amends — Saladin vows to kill him with his own hand and declares the war that ends at Hattin.
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