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Period: 1095 to 1099
The first crusade
Pope Urban II calls for the first crusade. The Christan's army reclaim the holy land. -
Period: 1147 to 1149
The Second crusade
The second crusade fails to recapture the holy territories of the Muslim army. -
Period: 1187 to 1192
The third crusade
Richard the Lionheart army led the Christan army but failed to win back Jerusalem. -
Period: 1202 to 1204
The fourth crusade
Poe innocent the II declares another war to win back Jerusalem. -
1212
Children Crusade
Tens of thousands of children gathered to march to the Holy Land. This ended in total disaster. None of the children made it to the Holy Land and many were never seen again. -
Period: 1217 to 1272
Crusades Five through Nine
Over the next several years there would be 5 more Crusades. None of them would be very successful in terms of gaining control of the Holy Land.