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1189 CE - 1192 CE: The Third Crusade is formed with the aim of recapturing Jerusalem for Christendom. Although some cities were recaptured, Jerusalem was not one of them.
1190 CE: Teutonic knights establish a field hospital at Acre during the Third Crusade.
1198 CE: The Order of Teutonic Knights is officially sanctioned by Pope Innocent III.
1242 CE: An army of Teutonic knights is defeated by the Russians at Lake Peipus.
1244 CE: The Teutonic Order adopts a white surcoat and black cross insignia for all knights.
1244 CE: At the battle of La Forbie near Gaza against an Ayyubid army, a devastating 437 of 440 Teutonic knights are killed.
1271 CE: The Mamluks of Egypt and Syria capture Montfort fortress, headquarters of the Teutonic Order.
1291 CE: The Mamluks of Egypt and Syria capture Acre, the headquarters of the Teutonic Order.
1291 CE - 1309 CE: Venice is the headquarters of the Teutonic Order.
1308 CE: The Teutonic Order acquires Danzig and eastern Pomerania.
1309 CE: The headquarters of the Teutonic Order is moved to a fortified convent at Marienburg in Prussia.
1346 CE: The Teutonic Order acquires control of northern Estonia.
1410 CE: At the battle of Tannenburg an army of Teutonic knights is wiped out.
1457 CE: The headquarters of the Teutonic Order is relocated to Konigsberg.
1525 CE: The Teutonic Order is secularized in Prussia.
1562 CE: The Teutonic Order is secularized in Livonia.