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The Crusades

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  • Period: 1095 to 1099

    The First Crusades

    Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusades. The Christian army reclaim the Holy Land.
  • Period: 1147 to 1149

    The Second Crusades

    Led by French king Louis VII and Germany king Conrad III, this crusade ended with disappointment as the Muslims recaptured most of their territories.
  • Period: 1187 to 1190

    The Third Crusade

    Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I lead the Third Crusade. They managed to recapture many Muslim territories but failed to take over Jerusalem.
  • Period: 1202 to 1204

    The Fourth Crusade

    Pope Innocent III declares the Fourth Crusade to capture Jerusalem. Yet again the Christain army failed to defeat the Muslims.
  • 1212

    The Children's Crusade

    Led by a French boy Stephen of Cloyes, tens of thousands of children from Western Europe marched to the Holy Land. This was a fatal disaster as none of them reached Jerusalem and many died of starvation or dehydration. Those who survived were taken to slavery by Muslims.
  • Period: 1217 to 1272

    The Five More Crusades

    There were five more crusades with the same goal to recapture the Holy Land. Again, the Christain army never able to gain the Holy Land, as the Muslims always defended the land. It finally ended with the Nineth Crusade in 1272.