The First Crusades

By samhirmiz
  • The first crusade begins
    Nov 27, 1095

    The first crusade begins

    Pope Urban II makes a powerful speech,telling all christians in europe to go to war against muslims to salvage the holy land
  • The Battle of Orontes
    Jun 28, 1098

    The Battle of Orontes

    The First Crusade wins a victory forcing Emir Kerboga to lift the siege of Antioch
  • Holy land gets taken over by crusades
    Jul 15, 1099

    Holy land gets taken over by crusades

    The soldiers of the first crusade successfully took control over the holy land
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    Siege of Nicacea

    The first big siege of the first crusade