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Richard IRichard I, detail of tomb effigy in the abbey church of Fontevrault-l'Abbaye, France.
Richard I arrived at the siege of Acre on June 8, 1191, after departing from Cyprus. His arrival brought new momentum to the ongoing siege, which had been characterized by famine and disease among the Crusader forces during the preceding winter.12
