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Sunday, July 28, 2024

Collection of facts about the Crusades in the Holy Land

This post is a collection of facts about the Crusades in the Holy Land (1095-1291). There are 16 facts listed below chronologically.

• Pope Urban II calls Council of Clermont: 1095
• Mission to conquer Jerusalem from Muslim rule
• Casualties: 1 - 3 million
• First Crusade: 1096-1099
• Siege of Jerusalem: 1099
• Second Crusade: 1147-1150
• Third Crusade: 1189-1192
• Fourth Crusade: 1202-1204
• Fifth Crusade: 1217-1221
• Sixth Crusade: 1227-1229
• Baron's Crusade: 1239-1241
• Seventh Crusade: 1248-1254
• Eighth Crusade: 1270
• Lord Edward's Crusade: 1271-1272
• Fall of Outremer: 1272-1302
• Siege of Acre: 1291

Sources

Wikipedia: Crusades, First Crusade, Second Crusade, Third Crusade, Fourth Crusade, Fifth Crusade, Sixth Crusade, Baron's Crusade, Seventh Crusade, Eighth Crusade, Lord Edward's Crusade, Fall of Outremer, List of wars by death toll