The Crusades

By Pountney
  • Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1291

    Years

  • Jan 12, 1095

    Start of he Peasants Crusade

    Start of the Peasants Crusade
  • Jan 1, 1096

    End of the Peasants Crusade

  • Oct 2, 1096

    Start of The First Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1099

    End of The First Crusade

  • Jun 7, 1099

    Start of Jerusalem captured by first crusaders

  • Jul 15, 1099

    End of Jerusalem captured by first crusaders

  • Jun 24, 1144

    The crusader state of Edessa is captured by the Muslim leader Zangi

  • Jan 1, 1147

    Start of The Second Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1149

    End of The Second Crusade

  • Jul 4, 1187

    The battle of Hattin

  • Jan 1, 1189

    Start of The Third Crusade

  • Aug 1, 1189

    Start of Richard the lionheart recaptures Acre from the Muslims

  • Jul 12, 1191

    End of Richard the lionheart recaptures Acre from the Muslims

  • Jan 1, 1192

    End of The Third Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1193

    The Great Muslim leader Saladin dies in Damascus

  • Jan 1, 1202

    Start of The Forth Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1202

    The Childrens Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1204

    End of The Forth Crusade

  • Apr 1, 1204

    The crusaders capture and loot the Christian city of Constantinople

  • Jan 1, 1218

    Start of The Fifth Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1221

    End of the Fifth Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1228

    Start of The Sixth Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1228

    Jerusalem recovered peacefully from Muslim control by Emperor Frederick II

  • Jan 1, 1244

    Muslims recapture Jerusalem

  • Jan 1, 1248

    Start of The Seventh Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1254

    End of The Seventh Crusade

  • Jan 1, 1254

    End of The Sixth Cruasde

  • Jan 1, 1291

    The city of Acre (The last Christian stronghold) is captured