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Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Jan 1, 1212
The Crusades
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Jan 1, 1096
The First Crusade
1096 - 1099 (exact date not known) The Peoples Crusades; the locations were Anatolia, Levant and Near East. The Christians in Jerusalem were increasingly been punished by the Islamic Rulers for that city. It was lead by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse. -
Jan 1, 1144
The Second Crusade
1144 - 1155 (exact date not known) The Crusaders had prepared to attack Damascus. This Crusade was led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad. -
Jan 1, 1187
The Third Crusade
1187 - 1192 (exact date not known)
The Third Crusade is also known as The Kings Crusade. The European Leaders had attempted to reconquer the Holy Land that was owned by Saladin. -
Jan 1, 1202
The Fourth Crusade
1202 - 1204 (exact date not known)
The Fourth Crusade was a Western European expedition called by Pope Innocent III. It was originally called to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem but instead created a huge invasion in Egypt. -
Jan 1, 1212
The Children's Crusade
1212 (exact date not known)
Tens of thousands of children who were unarmed were setting out from France and Germany to regain Jerusalem from the Muslims. In the end, none of the children that set off to Holy Land were said to even make it. Instead they were said to be sold to be slaves.
