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Period: 1095 to 1099
The First Crusade
Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont. the Christian army reclaim the holy land. -
Period: 1147 to 1149
The Second Crusade
The Second Crusade fails to recapture holy territories from the Muslim army. -
Period: 1187 to 1192
the Third Crusade
Richard the Lionheart led the Third Crusade, he took back many territories from Saladin but failed to win back Jerusalem. -
Period: 1202 to 1204
the Fourth Crusade
Pope Innocent III declares the Fourth Crusade to take back Jerusalem -
1212
the Children's Crusade
Tens of thousands of children gathered to march to the Holy Land. None of the children made it to the Holy Land and many were never seen again. They were likely sold into slavery. -
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.