1291 May 18, ACRE (Eretz Israel) After a two month siege, the
fortress fell to the Mameluke (see 1250) Egyptians under Al-
Ashraf Khalil(1262-1293). Any inhabitants Christian or Jews who
did not succeed in fleeing were killed. To all intents and
purposes the Crusades were at an end. The various crusading
armies never succeeded in uniting as a cohesive force. They were
defeated as much by infighting and separate treaties as by the
Fatimid armies.