First Crusade: 1095-9
638
Muslim Caliph Omar captures Jerusalem
1070
Abbasids take Jerusalem from the Fatimids
1077
Jerusalem rebelled while Atsiz (the Emir) tried to capture Cairo
1095
March – Alexius plea at the Council of Piacenza
27th November – Council of Clermont
1096
April – People's crusade sets off
August-October – main (‘princes’) Crusade sets off
21st October – People's Crusade was crushed
1097
May – order to leave the camp and march into Muslim held lands
16th May – Kilij Arslan returns to Nicaea
19th June – Crusaders took Nicaea
1st July – Kilij Arslan attacked fore-group near Dorylaeum
21st October – Crusaders reached Antioch
1098
January – Bishop Adhemar decided stalemate was because of crusaders sins
February – Takitos and Byzantine troops left to seek Alexius
March – Baldwin became ruler of Edessa
April – Crusaders learnt that Kerbogha was coming
May – Kerbogha approaching
2nd June – Stephen of Blois deserted, told Alexius the crusaders were doomed
4th June – Crusaders held the whole of Antioch
14th June – Discovered the Holy Lance
28th June – defeated Kerbogha
July – Fatimids took Jerusalem from the Seljuks – asked for reinforcements from Cairo
1st August – Bishop Adhemar died
November – Cannibalism at Marat-al-Numan
1099
April – Peter tested his holiness
7th June – Arrived at Jerusalem
8th July – Barefoot Procession
638
Muslim Caliph Omar captures Jerusalem
1070
Abbasids take Jerusalem from the Fatimids
1077
Jerusalem rebelled while Atsiz (the Emir) tried to capture Cairo
1095
March – Alexius plea at the Council of Piacenza
27th November – Council of Clermont
1096
April – People's crusade sets off
August-October – main (‘princes’) Crusade sets off
21st October – People's Crusade was crushed
1097
May – order to leave the camp and march into Muslim held lands
16th May – Kilij Arslan returns to Nicaea
19th June – Crusaders took Nicaea
1st July – Kilij Arslan attacked fore-group near Dorylaeum
21st October – Crusaders reached Antioch
1098
January – Bishop Adhemar decided stalemate was because of crusaders sins
February – Takitos and Byzantine troops left to seek Alexius
March – Baldwin became ruler of Edessa
April – Crusaders learnt that Kerbogha was coming
May – Kerbogha approaching
2nd June – Stephen of Blois deserted, told Alexius the crusaders were doomed
4th June – Crusaders held the whole of Antioch
14th June – Discovered the Holy Lance
28th June – defeated Kerbogha
July – Fatimids took Jerusalem from the Seljuks – asked for reinforcements from Cairo
1st August – Bishop Adhemar died
November – Cannibalism at Marat-al-Numan
1099
April – Peter tested his holiness
7th June – Arrived at Jerusalem
8th July – Barefoot Procession
