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First Crusade

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The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, in which Western Christian armies led by nobles including Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert Curthose, Robert II of Flanders, Hugh the Great and Bohemond of Taranto, together with the People's Crusade and allied with the Byzantine Empire, fought the Seljuk Empire, the Sultanate of Rum, the Danishmendids and the Fatimid Caliphate for control of the Holy Land. The crusade ended in a Crusader victory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Start Year
1096 1
End Year
1099 1
Combatants
Crusader armies of Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert Curthose, Robert II of Flanders, Hugh the Great and Bohemond of Taranto, allied with the Byzantine Empire, against the Seljuk Empire, the Sultanate of Rum, the Danishmendids and the Fatimid Caliphate 1
Outcome
Crusader victory 1
Classification
Conflict Type
Religious War 1
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1. Wikipedia: First Crusade
  • Lead section, para 1
    The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, which were
  • Infobox: Date
    15 August 1096 - 12 August 1099
  • Infobox: Belligerents
    Army of Raymond of Saint-Gilles ... Byzantine Empire ... Seljuk Empire, Sultanate of Rum, Danishmendids, Fatimid Caliphate
  • Infobox: Result
    Crusader victory
  • Conflict-type attribute (first-crusade)
    The First Crusade (1096-1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, in which Western Christian armies led by nobles including Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Godfrey of Bouillon, Robert Curthose, Robert II of Flanders, Hugh the Great and Bohemond of Taranto, together with the People's Crusade and allied with the Byzantine Empire, fought the Seljuk Empire, the Sultanate of Rum, the Danishmendids and the Fatimid Caliphate for control of the Holy Land.
  • Part Of: Crusades, Infobox: Part of
    Part of the Crusades
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