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Period: 1095 to 1099
The First Crusade
Called for by Pope Urban the Second in order to recapture the holy land. -
Nov 27, 1095
The First Crusade Begins
Pope Urban the Second gives a speech about Jerusalem. -
Oct 21, 1097
Crusaders Lay Seige to Antioch
The governor of the city, Yaghi-Siyan, knew that the Crusaders would reach them and had begun stockpiling food. The seige lasted 226 days, ranging from the 21st of October 1097 to the 3rd of June 1098. -
Jul 15, 1099
Crusaders Take Jerusalem
The final push to the siege of Jerusalem. Godfrey was declared the King of Jerusalem. -
Period: 1189 to Sep 2, 1192
The Third Crusade
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Sep 2, 1192
Treaty between King Richard and Saladin
King Richard the First of England and Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, sign a treaty, ending the Third Crusade. Richard returns to England. -
Mar 3, 1193
Saladin Dies
Despite the death of the Sultan, his advisors allowed the peace treaty to remain in place well into the 13th Century. -
1198
Crusaders Displace Alexius the Third
The citizens of Constantinople turn against Alexius the Third after the Crusaders set fire to the city. -
Period: 1202 to 1204
The Fourth Crusade
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1212
The Children's Crusades
Led by a young man named Nicholas from Cologne, the Children's Crusades were made up of children, adolescents, women, the elderly, and the poor who believed they would rescue Jerusalem. -
Period: 1217 to 1221
The Fifth Crusade
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1219
Jerusalem Exchanges Hands
In fear of the Crusaders, the Muslims offered some peace terms which included the cessation of Jerusalem as well as the return of the True Cross. -
1250
Robert of Artois Attacks Egyptian Camp
Leading a surprise attack against an Egyptian Camp, Robert of Artois gets his troops stuck behind enemy lines, killing many of his troops. -
1291
Acre Besieged
The last crusader stronghold on the mainland is besieged.The city was taken over by the Mamlūks and the citizens were enslaved.