The First Crusade (1 ene 1095 año – 1 ene 1102 año)

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The First Crusade is formed to recapture Jerusalem for Christendom. It is successful in its primary aim. Against all odds, the international army of the First Crusade overcame the difficulties of logistics and the skills of the enemy to recapture first Antioch in June 1098 CE and then the big one, Jerusalem on 15 July 1099 CE. With their heavy cavalry, shining armour, siege technology, and military know-how, the western knights sprung a surprise on the Muslims that would not be repeated. The slaughter of Muslims after the fall of Jerusalem would not be forgotten either. There had been a few cock-ups along the way, like the annihilation of the People’s Crusade, a band of non-professional rabble, and a fair amount of deaths due to plagues, disease, and famine, but overall the success of the First Crusade astonished even the organisers themselves. Multinational cooperative warfare could reap dividends, it seemed, and this was the moment when the merchants started to show an interest in the crusades too.

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