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Jan 1, 1096
The First Crusade
- Feudal lords – captured Antioch (Jerusalem)
- Turks were unorganised (Muslims)
- Knights called to protect Palestine
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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1270
The Crusades
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Jan 1, 1147
The Second Crusade
- Muslims controlled Edessa
- Damascus siege failed
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Jan 1, 1189
The Third Crusade
- Muslim recapture Jerusalem
- Christians made truce with Muslims – could visit
- Christian captured Acre
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Jan 1, 1202
The Fourth Crusade
- Christians ransacked Constantinople
- Established Latin Kingdom of Constantinople (1261)
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Jan 1, 1212
The Chidren Crusade
- Bands of Christian children were killed
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Jan 1, 1218
The Fifth Crusade
- Christian crusaders attacked Muslims in Egypt – they failed
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Jan 1, 1228
The Sixth Crusade
- Christians win back Jerusalem
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Jan 1, 1248
The Seventh Crusade
- Muslims recaptured Jerusalem. French king captured
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Jan 1, 1270
The Eighth Crusade
- Muslims captured Antioch (took off Christians)
- Christian crusade failed – French king died of plague
- Muslims kept Jerusalem
