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Period: 1095 to 1099
The First Crusade
Pope Urban II calls for the First Crusade. 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 Christian army but failed to take back Jerusalem from Saladin, the leader of the Muslim army. -
Period: 1202 to 1204
The Fourth Crusade
Pope Innocent III declares the Fourth Crusade in another attempt to recapture Jerusalem. -
1212
The Childrens Crusade
Started by a French child named Stephen of Cloyes. Thousands of children marched to the Holy land. They never made it to the Holy land and many were never seen again. -
Period: 1217 to 1272
Crusades Five to Nine
Over the next five Crusades the Christian army was unsuccessful at gaining control of the Holy land