The Crusades

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  • Apr 15, 1096

    First Crusade

    -Called "peoples' crusade"
    -2 months long
    -the only sucessful crusade for the Christians
  • Nov 14, 1149

    Second Crusade

    -until 1149
    -to recaptue the Holy Land from the Muslims
    -not sucsessful
  • Nov 14, 1189

    Third Crusade

    -until 1192
    -not sucsessful
  • Nov 14, 1202

    Fourth Crusade

    -until1204
    -not sucsessful
    -Crusaders stole, burnt, and ransacked the city
  • Nov 14, 1212

    Children's Crusade

    -to bring back innocence and purity
  • Nov 14, 1217

    Fifth Crusade

    -until 1221
    -to secure a a Christian base in Egypt
  • Nov 14, 1228

    Sixth Crusade

    -until 1229
    -to recapture the Holy Land
    -unsucsessful
  • Nov 14, 1238

    Seventh Crusade

    -until 1254
    -to capture a base in Egypt and regain the Holy Land
  • Nov 14, 1270

    Eighth Crusade

    -until 1291
    -to convert the Bay of Tunis to Christianity and recapture places in the Holy Land