The first crusade is defined as the first sequence of the holy warfare that was directed, initiated and accorded backing by the Latin Church during the medieval era. The fundamental reason for the campaign involved the retrieval of the sanctified land from the Islamic faith rules[1]. Christian knights originating from Europe seized Jerusalem from the Fatimid Caliphate and started executing the town’s Muslim and Jewish populace. The paper will contain an outline of the siege of Jerusalem that transpired for approximately seven weeks.
Siege of Jerusalem
The main crusaders consisted of wild hordes of French and German laborers that experienced fewer accomplishments. An additional gathering considered as the Individuals’ crusade, arrived at Constantinople prior to being destroyed by the Turks. In 1096, a massive army consisting of 4000 horse riders and 25000 infantries strode towards the east[2]. Led by army commanders such as Robert of Flanders, Bohemond of Otranto, Godfrey of Bouillon, and Raymond of Toulouse, the Christian knights staged an attack in 1097.
Following a six-month respite and revamping, stringent army combatants set out towards Jerusalem, which is considered their ultimate goal. During this period, the figure reduced to approximately 1200 horse riders and 12000 infantries[3]. The Christian army later showed up at the holy city and initiated the process of building three attack towers. The crusaders had achieved their goals that involved Jerusalem owning Christians. Nonetheless, a half month later, the Egyptian army accessed the holy city to restrain their interests. The Egyptian conquest of Egypt by the presumed Christians minimized the transient opposition to Islam and Europeans. Moreover, five Christian-states were developed in the district under rigorous standards of the authoritarian warheads.
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Kedar, Benjamin Z. “The Jerusalem massacre of July 1099 in the western historiography of the crusades.” In Crusades, pp. 23-84. Routledge, 2016.- Secondary Source
Murray, Alan V. “A Race Against Time—A Fight to the Death: Combatants and Civilians in the Siege and Capture of Jerusalem, 1099.” In Civilians Under Siege from Sarajevo to Troy, pp. 163-183. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2018.
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[1] Jotischky, Andrew. “Politics and the Crown in the Kingdom of Jerusalem 1099–1187.” History Compass 13, no. 11 (2015): 589-598.
[2] Murray, Alan V. “A Race Against Time—A Fight to the Death: Combatants and Civilians in the Siege and Capture of Jerusalem, 1099.” In Civilians Under Siege from Sarajevo to Troy, pp. 163-183. Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2018.
[3] Kedar, Benjamin Z. “The Jerusalem massacre of July 1099 in the western historiography of the crusades.” In Crusades, pp. 23-84. Routledge, 2016.