1ST CRUSADE

WHEN?

WHAT WAS THE GOAL?

• To liberate Jerusalem and capture the rest of the Christian holy land from Muslims control.

POLITICAL/MILITARY LEADERS

• Commander:
• Godfrey Of Bouillon
• Baldwin Of Boulogne Tatikos
• Stephen ll Of Blois
• Leader:
• Kilij Arslan l
• Yaghi-Slyan
• Kenbogha
• Duqaq

MAJOR BATTLES

• Battle of Dorylaeum
• Battle of Ascalon

GOAL ACHIEVED?

• Yes, But a major factor was the European military

OTHER INFO.

• The First Crusade. Christian knights waged a religious war against the Muslims in Jerusalem in an attempt to reclaim the Holy Land. The first of the Crusades began in 1095, when armies of Christians from Western Europe responded to Pope Urban II's plea to go to war against Muslim forces in the Holy Land.

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