Wars

Second Crusade

Medieval, Crusader coalition against Muslim states of the Levant and Iberia

Citation Formats

General Reference

War and Military Atlas. "Second Crusade." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/second-crusade.

APA Style

War and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Second Crusade. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/second-crusade

BibTeX

@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-second-crusade,
  author = {War and Military Atlas},
  title = {Second Crusade},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/wars/second-crusade},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

The Second Crusade (1147-1149) was the second major crusade launched from Europe, fought by a coalition of Western Christian powers including the Kingdom of France, the Holy Roman Empire, England, Sicily, Portugal, the County of Barcelona, Leon, the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the County of Tripoli, the Principality of Antioch and the Knights Templar against Muslim states including the Sultanate of Rum, the Zengid Atabegate, the Burid Emirate, the Fatimid Caliphate and the Almoravid Emirate. The crusade's outcome was mixed: a Crusader victory in Iberia, a Byzantine victory in the Balkans, and a Crusader defeat in Anatolia and the Levant.

Facts

Start Year

1147 1

End Year

1150 1

Combatants

Crusader coalition of France, the Holy Roman Empire, England, Sicily, Portugal, Barcelona, Leon, Jerusalem, Tripoli, Antioch and the Knights Templar against the Sultanate of Rum, the Zengid Atabegate, the Burid Emirate, the Fatimid Caliphate and the Almoravid Emirate 1

Outcome

Crusader victory in Iberia; Byzantine victory in the Balkans; Crusader defeat in Anatolia and the Levant 1

Cross-Tradition Connections