Major events of the Crusades

Major events of the Crusades

Period: Jan 1, 1095 to Dec 31, 1204

The peoples Crusade

Mar 21, 1095

‘Peter the Hermit’ convinces hundreds of unarmed commoners to Crusad

Mar 21, 1095

Pope Urban II hosts the Council of Clermont and calls for war against the infide

Mar 21, 1095

The first Crusade

Mar 21, 1096

The forces of the First Crusade leaves from Constantinopl

Mar 21, 1096

Crusaders lay siege to the city of Antioch – it lasts for eight month

Mar 21, 1097

Crusaders take the city of Jerusalem and slaughter hundred

Mar 21, 1099

Crusaders take the city of
Jerusalem and slaughter
hundred

The Second Crusade

Mar 21, 1144

A Turkish army attacks and captures the city of Edessa and slaughtered man

Mar 21, 1146

Crusaders are defeated at Damascus, ending the Second Crusad

Mar 21, 1155

The Third Crusade

Mar 21, 1187

Saladin, the Turkish leader, and his army recapture Jerusale

Mar 21, 1187

The Third Crusade ends when Richard I and Saladin sign a peace treat

Mar 21, 1192

The Fourth Crusade

Mar 21, 1202

Crusaders turn on Constantinople and sack the city, destroying much

Mar 21, 1204