Question

Which of the eight crusades were the best?

Answer 1

Answer:

The most successful was that of the First Crusade or Reconquista (1096-1099). Led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Bohemond of Taranto and Hugh of Vermandois; four large Christian armies left the capital of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople, in August 1096, on the way to the Holy Land.

Answer 2

Answer:

The First Crusade (1095-1099): The First Crusade was the most successful. Armies from Europe drove out the Turks and took control of Jerusalem. The Second Crusade (1147-1149): In 1146 the city of Edessa was conquered by the Turks.