- Definition, History, Map, Significance, Legacy - Britannica
The Crusaders conquered Nicaea (in Turkey) and Antioch and then went on to seize Jerusalem, and they established a string of Crusader-ruled states However, after the Muslim leader Zangī captured one of them, the Second Crusade, called in response, was defeated at Dorylaeum (near Nicaea) and failed in an attempt to conquer Damascus
- Crusades - Wikipedia
Crusaders attack the tower of Damietta during the siege of Damietta in a painting by Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen Andrew II left for Acre in August 1217, joining John of Brienne, king of Jerusalem
- Crusades - World History Encyclopedia
Led by the French king Louis IX (r 1226-1270), the Crusaders repeated the strategy of the Fifth Crusade and achieved only the same miserable results: the acquisition of Damietta and then total defeat at Mansourah
- Crusades: characteristics, history, causes and consequences
The Crusades to the Holy Land were directed against Muslim populations The crusaders' primary objective was to expel the Seljuk Turks from the Holy Land Toward the end of the 11th century, the Seljuks controlled much of the Middle East, threatening the Byzantine Empire
- The Crusades | List and Timeline (1095-1270) - Medieval Chronicles
The crusaders, led by knights and nobles from across Europe, marched through Anatolia, defeating Muslim armies along the way In 1099, the crusaders captured Jerusalem, massacring the Muslim and Jewish inhabitants
- Crusading movement - Wikipedia
Women, though discouraged from participating, were nonetheless involved —as crusaders, proxies for absent husbands, or victims While many crusaders were drawn by the promise of crusade indulgence (the remission of sins), material incentives also played a role
- Crusades - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Crusaders took back control of Arsuf and Jaffa, two important cities in the Holy Land However, they did not have enough soldiers to try to recapture Jerusalem Instead, they made a truce with Saladin that let Christians travel safely through Jerusalem The Crusaders then re-established the Kingdom of Jerusalem in Acre
- The Crusades: Definition, Religious Wars Facts | HISTORY
Four armies of Crusaders were formed from troops of different Western European regions, led by Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Hugh of Vermandois and Bohemond of Taranto (with his
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