THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 18
May 18 in history
What happened on May 18: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1291 and 1803, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Fall of Acre
18 May 1291 — After six weeks of siege, Acre, the last great city of Outremer, falls tower by tower. The final defenders drown or die on the mole. In a single morning, two centuries of crusader rule on the mainland come to an end. A site of memory.
READ THIS MOMENT → · SEE IT ON THE CRUSADES MAP → · THE FULL STORY →
— Creation of the Haitian flag
18 May 1803 — Meeting with the rebel generals at Arcahaie, Dessalines tears the white from the French tricolour. Tradition credits Catherine Flon with sewing the remaining blue and red together. It becomes the flag of the war for independence.
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