Accounts of this conflict were written by Roger of Howden and Giraldus Cambrensis.
Accounts of this conflict were written by Roger of Howden and Giraldus Cambrensis. Before one ofthe main combatants could reach the area of conflict, some of his ships as well as his fiancÃ© wereseized by Isaac of Cyprus. Another Isaac, the Byzantine Emperor, made a secret alliance to impede theprogress of the German armies during this conflict, but after sacking (*) Iconium, that army retreatedanyway because its commander fell off his horse and drowned. Following a successful capture of the cityof Acre, Leopold V of Austria left this conflict. For 10 points, name this military venture led by Frederick IBarbarossa , Phillip II of France, and Richard I of England to retake the Holy Land from Saladin's control. 
Accounts of this conflict were written by Roger of Howden and Giraldus Cambrensis.
Third Crusade