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An army made up of peasants went off to the holy land. All of them were almost killed. In 1099 they captured Jerusalem.
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The knights of the first crusade went through the holy land creating new kingdoms.Then the muslims began attacking back.
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Salah ad-Din (the new muslim leader) 1187 recaptured Jerusalem.
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Muslims allied under one ruler. Salah ad-Din.
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The christians failed to reconquer the town of Jerusalem
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The Pope Inocent III asked christians to recapture jerusalem. But the armies never reached the holy lands because some groups fought with other groups
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A crusade leaded by a 12 year old french shepard. 30,000 children were said to have departed to thge holy lands. Alot of them died from hunger and exahustion. Thousands were kidnapped for slavery.
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In all of these crusades the christians could not recapture Jerusalem
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A battle at Nicopolis modern day Bulgaria the Europeans were defeated
