Why did The Crusades Fail?

Why did The Crusades Fail?

The crusades were a miraculous combined effort of multiple Christian nations throughout Europe to unify and take back the Holy Land from their Muslim adversaries. A spectacular feat, given how much Europe’s nations were usually at war with each other, the crusades should, in theory, have been a mighty display of passion and strength. Yet, somehow, the crusades failed. Why, and how, did this happen?...

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[theapocalypse]

8th Crusade be like : "Nah that Jerusalem is hard to capture, let's just take some random land in north Africa".

[jackj]

I like how near the end when it zooms out there is a massive Mongol empire that just spawned out of nowhere

[zuhairhisham]

I dont think it was right to have called Saladin infamous, because, if you read about his life, he was probably one of the most generous person and kind-hearted and well respected ruler of that time.

[hakeemdarani]

Perhaps the reason is also that Muslims are very strong because they have a real and just cause and they respect their religion and beliefs
Unlike the Crusades, which were covered by the cross and the Christian religion, but had expansionist and purely economic goals.

[dtice]

3rd Crusade: "Man, what a disaster! We need a new plan of attack."
4th Crusade: "I got an idea..."

[MCL]

Historians: you lost

Crusaders: I didn’t lose, I simply failed to win

[uriargaman]

I studied Humanities in a Jerusalemite school, and we played a game once imitating the events of the 3rd crusade. I played Seif Adin, Salah Adin (mentioned in the video as Saadin)'s brother. It was fairly easy to demoralize and split apart the various crusaders. I can imagine the European infighting having doomed these campaigns more often than not.

[rkjjo]

I think internal decisions in Europe. Eventually Kings realized they needed their best men to fight wars back at home and so they started pushing back on the crusaders. That's not to say they universally failed. They were able to reconquer what is modern day Spain and Portugal from the Moores and the Tectonic order had some success in Eastern European.

[Tommykey]

Short answer. Going on Crusade was too costly and time consuming, and it was very risky for European monarchs to travel hundreds of miles or more to fight strangers in far away lands when their immediate neighbors or rebellious nobles might take advantage of their absence.

[ahmedsobh]

I am from Mansoura, in my city. The Crusaders were defeated in the Seventh Crusade, and the house in which Louis IX lived during his captivity is still present today.

[mindyourbusiness]

It was unattainable target from the start, you just can't hold a city in the heart of an enemy land. Without the sea all these cities were easy to isolate and take one by one.

[abdullahalharbi]

Some of the most notable Muslim victories during the Crusades include:

-Battle of Hattin (1187): This was a decisive victory for the Muslim forces led by Saladin against the Crusader army led by King Guy of Jerusalem. The Crusader army was largely destroyed, and many of its leaders were captured or killed, including King Guy.

-Siege of Jerusalem (1187): Following the victory at the Battle of Hattin, Saladin was able to capture Jerusalem, which had been held by the Crusaders since 1099. The city was taken without bloodshed, and Saladin allowed the Christian inhabitants to leave unharmed.

-Battle of Ain Jalut (1260): This was a major victory for the Muslim forces led by Qutuz and Baybars against the Mongol army led by Hulagu Khan. The Mongol advance into the Middle East was halted, and the Muslim forces were able to establish a more secure position in the region.

These victories were significant in terms of the impact they had on the Crusades and the balance of power in the region. They also played a role in shaping the history of the Middle East and the relationship between the Muslim and Christian worlds.

[kemalabe]

Bible said : "Love your enemies.."
Crusaders :"Not before the 9th invasion. "

[iskambillordu]

Fun fact: there is a town in Belgium called "Turkish Village". This name given them cause they never send soldiers to crusades.

[Peace.king]

Crazy how Hollywood doesn't depict these losses

[Kaizer]

During the Second Crusade, some 3, 000 French knights were starved in southwest Anatolia after the war. The Seljuk soldiers, whom they fought yesterday, were dying of hunger, and the food and drink aid was given to 3, 000 French knights who were left in the enemy's territory. The French soldiers changed their religion and became Muslims after a while.

[micahistory]

it's like when you are playing basketball and get it in from super far away and then try again 8 times but never replicate the success

[ltyltmh]

Knowledgia: Why did the Crusades fail?
Me: Heh, because of Altaïr, obviously.

[asibaliqureshi]

Infamus Salahudin? He was kind hearted king!

[ziyamozafari]

Hagia Sofia ⛪️ Now become Islamic Mosque 🕌