Events
Massacre of Jews in the Rhineland (Year 1096 c.e)
These massacres happened by mobs of
German Christians of the People's CrusadeConrad's defeat at Dorylaeum ( October 25, 1147)
The second Battle of Dorylaeum took place
near Dorylaeum in October 1147 during the
Second Crusade. It was not a single clash but
consisted of a series of encounters over a
number of days. The German crusader forces
of Conrad III were defeated by the Seljuk Turks
led by Sultan Mesud I. Crusader defeatSeizure of Cairo (Year 1169)
After numerous attempts by the Crusaders of
Jerusalem to capture Egypt, Nur al-Din's forces
seized Cairo in 1169 and forced the Crusader
army to evacuate.Battle of Arsuf ( September 7, 1191)
The battle was a Christian victory, with forces
led by Richard I of England defeating the
Ayyubid army led by Saladin.Peace treaty between Richard and Saladin( 1 September 1192 c.e)
The peace treaty was called treaty of Jaffa was a
truce agreed to during the Crusades. . Muslim
ruler Saladin and Richard the Lionheart, King of
England, shortly after the July–August 1192
Battle of Jaffa.End of the Crusades(YEAR 1492)
After this year no more Crusades happened.Periods
The First Crusades(Year 1096-1099 c.e)
The goal of the First Crusades was to take back
Jerusalem from the Muslim controlSecond Crusade
The Second Crusade was started in response to
the fall of the County of Edessa. The county had
been founded during the First Crusade by King
Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1098.Attack of Nicaea (May 14-June 19,1097 c.e)
The city of Nicaea belonged to the Seljuk Turks
they opted tp surrender in fear of the crusades.
The siege followed the battle of Dorylaeum.
Crusader WonThird Crusade
The Third Crusade was an attempt by the
leaders of the three most powerful states of
Western Christianity to reconquer the Holy
Land following the capture of JerusalemFourth crusade
The Fourth Crusade was a Latin Christian
armed expedition called by Pope Innocent III.
The stated intent of the expedition was to
recapture the Muslim-controlled city of
Jerusalem, by first conquering the powerful
Egyptian Ayyubid Sultanate, the strongest
Muslim state of the time.Fifth Crusade
The Fifth Crusade was an attempt by Western
Europeans to reacquire Jerusalem and the rest
of the Holy Land by first conquering Cairo, the
capital of the powerful Ayyubid state in Egypt.Sixth crusade
The Sixth Crusade, commonly known as the
Crusade of Frederick II, was a military
expedition to recapture the city of Jerusalem. It
began seven years after the failure of the Fifth
Crusade and involved very little actual fightingCapture of Antioch (Oct 20, 1097 – Jun 28, 1098 c.e)
Two sieges took place in succession. The first
siege, by the crusaders against the city held by
the Seljuk Empire. Crusader VictoryCapture of Jerusalem by crusaders(Jun 7, 1099 – Jul 15, 1099 c.e)
Crusaders take Jerusalem from the Fatimid
Caliphate and laid the foundations for the
Kingdom of Jerusalem. Crusader VictoryAttack on Damascus (Jul 23, 1148 – Jul 28, 1148)
The attack on Damascus was a defeat for the
crusades led to the disintegration of the
crusade. Crusades DefeatSack of Constantinople (Apr 12, 1204 – Apr 13, 1204)
The Sack of Constantinople occurred in April
1204 and marked the culmination of the Fourth
Crusade. Crusader armies captured, looted,
and destroyed parts of ConstantinopleChildren Crusade (Year 1212)
The Children's Crusade was a failed popular
crusade by European Christians to regain the
Holy Land from the Muslims, said to have taken
place in 1212. The crusaders left areas of
Northern France, led by Stephen of Cloyes, and
Germany, led by Nicholas.Fall of Jerusalem(Sep 20, 1187 – Oct 2, 1187)
The Siege of Jerusalem lasted from September
20 to October 2, 1187, when Balian of Ibelin
surrendered the city to Saladin. Earlier that
summer, Saladin had defeated the kingdom's
army and conquered several cities. The city was
full of refugees and had few defenders, and it
fell to the besieging armies.
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