1st cursade (jul 18, 1096 – feb 12, 1099)
Description:
The First Crusade was the first of a number of crusades that attempted to recapture the Holy Land, called for by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095. Urban called for a military expedition to aid the Byzantine Empire, which had recently lost most of Anatolia to the Seljuq.Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 18, 1096
feb 12, 1099
~ 2 years and 6 months