The First to Third Crusades

Start of the First Crusade

Jan 1, 1095

Pope Urban preaches about the crusade

The First Crusade Begins

Aug 1, 1096

4 different armies of crusaders gathered and were set to leave for Byzantium in August; though a army called the peoples crusaders which was made up of commoners would leave first .This army would have been led by a preacher named Peter the hermit This army left destruction in their wake

Peoples Crusade is Crushed

Aug 11, 1096

Peter the Hermit went against Alexius advice to hold up and wait for the rest of the crusaders which led to the first important or major clash between the Turkish forces

Massacre of Jews

Sep 18, 1096

A seperate group of crusaders that were led by Count Emicho have started a massacre of Jewish believers in the Rhineland; this then resulted in a major impact to the Jewish and Christian relationship

The end of the First Crusade

Jul 16, 1099

Christian forces gathered and encamped before the City of Jerusalem in June. The city was taken in mid July though hundreds of lives had been slaughtered at the cost of taking control of the city.

The Second Crusade

Oct 5, 1147

The Muslim forces began to gain territory against the Christian forces which they had called their own holy war called Jihad in 1144. This push from the muslim forces then sparked another crusade in 1147 which was led by King Louis VII of France and King Conrad III of Germany. In that October King Conrad's forces have been crushed at Dorylaeum; a site of prior victory and success in the First Crusade.

End of The Second Crusade

Mar 1, 1154

The combined forces of King Lois and King Conrad numbered
50 000, the largest yet. The army had been gathered at Jerusalem and had organised an attack on Damscus, this caused the ruler of damascus to call Nur al-din for aid. The christian force had then surffered a humiliating defeat against the muslim forces, successfully ending the second crusade.

Saladins Campaign

May 10, 1174

After various attempts by the crusader forces to capture Egypt Nur al-Dins army had captured Cairo which had forced the christians forces to flee from the city. Saladin had begun a campaign against the crusaders in 1187.

Start of Third Crusade

Apr 1, 1189

After the numerous defeats caused by the Muslim forces the Third Crusade was inspired as outrage was struck in the community. This crusade was led by Emperor Fredrick Barbossa, king Phillip II Of France and King Richard I of England.

The Third Crusade Ends

Sep 1, 1192

In September 1191 King Richard I army had defeated Saladin's muslim forces at the battle of Arsluf, this then would be the only true battle of the Third Crusade. From the recaptured city of Jaffa King Richard I then restored the christian control of some areas. In 1192 Richard and the Muslim ruler Saladin had signed a peace treaty that reestablished the Kingdom of Jerusalem