Download chronology of the first crusade

CHRONOLOGY OF THE FIRST CRUSADE
Complete this narrative of the First Crusade
DATE
March 1095
EVENT
Council of Piacenza –
27 November
1095
Council of Clermont –
March 1096
Departure of the Peoples’ Crusade led by
Spring/Summer
1096
August-October
1096
Attacks/Pogroms on Jews in the Rhineland during the course of
the Peoples’ Crusade
Armies of the crusading leaders depart from Northern and
Southern France and Southern Italy
September 1096
Peoples’ Crusade is defeated by Kilij Arslan, Seljuk leader of the
Sultanate of Rum
Crusading leaders and armies arrive at Constantinople.
November 1096 –
May 1097
19 June 1097
Crusaders capture Nicea –
1 July 1097
Battle of Dorylaeum –
20 October 1097
Siege of Antioch starts –
March 1098
Baldwin of Boulogne proclaimed himself as the Count of Edessa –
3 June 1098
Antioch is captured, mainly due to the cunning of Bohemond –
28 June 1098
Battle of Antioch secures the city for the Crusaders –
November 1098 –
7 June 1099
Crusaders march on to Jerusalem, but they were reluctant to
move on because –
15 July 1099
Capture of Jerusalem –
Now highlight you notes in different colours to represent the different reasons
why the crusaders were successful.
Use the following headings/reasons –
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disunity of the Muslim opposition,
military tactics,
aid from the Alexius and the Byzantine Empire
supernatural elements.