Information+on+Specific+Crusades

=The First Crusade=
 * The massacre of 3000 Christians in Jerusalem prompted the First Crusade.
 * The First Crusade was known as the peoples crusade.
 * Led by Count Raymond of Toulouse and Godfrey of Bouillon
 * Main focus of the Crusade was to capture back the Holy City otherwise known as Jerusalem.
 * In July of 1099 the Christians attacked the Muslims and took over Jerusalem.

=The Second Crusade=


 * Lasted 2 years from 1147-1149.
 * The cause of the Second Crusade was due to the fall and Massacre at Edessa.
 * Led by King Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany
 * The Second Crusade failed though due to the attack of the Turks at Asia Minor.

=The Third Crusade=


 * Lasted from 1189-1192
 * The Crusade was started due to the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin in 1187.
 * King Richard I raised money for the Third Crusade.
 * Death of the German Emperor Frederik Barbarossa
 * Captured Acre in 1191
 * Truce was made between Saladin and King Richard.

=The Fourth Crusade=


 * Lasted from 1202-1261
 * The Crusaders and Venetians joined forces to take over Egypt over the Muslims
 * In 1204 the Crusaders stormed and took over Constantinople.
 * Two centuries later the city fell to the Turks.