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=The First Crusade Map=

The First crusade was for the Christians to travel to Jerusalem and take control of the Holy City over the Muslims. The Muslims had taken the Holy City from the Christians during 638.

=The Second Crusade= The Second crusade was started to respond to the fall of the Country of Edessa the previous year. The Country of Edessa fell to Zengi. The Second Crusade lasted 2 years from 1147-1149.

=The Third Crusade= The Third Crusade was due to the capture of Jerusalem by Saladin, the sultan of Egypt. The Third Crusade lasted up to 3 years from 1189-1192. The Third Crusade was mostly fought to reclaim Jerusalem from Saladin and the Muslims.

=The Fourth Crusade= The Fourth Crusade took a vast span of history covering from 1202-1261. The Fourth Crusade was originally drawn up to capture and conquer Egypt but instead they captured Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.