First Crusade

By Jesse Russell

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The First Crusade (1096-1099) was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem. It was launched on 27 November 1095 by Pope Urban II with the primary goal of responding to an appeal from Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos, who requested that western volunteers come to his aid and help to repel the invading Seljuq Turks from Anatolia. An additional goal soon became the principal objective-the Christian reconquest of the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and the freeing of the Eastern Christians from Islamic rule.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5510597224
• ISBN13: 9785510597226
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 11.0"