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The military history of the Crusader states begins with the formation of the County of Edessa in 1097 and ends with the loss of Ruad in 1302, the last Christian stronghold in the Holy Land. War with the Seljuks
The crusader states' military power depended mainly on four major categories of soldiery: vassals, mercenaries, visitors from the west, and troops provided by the military orders. [221] Vassals were expected to perform their military duties in person as fully armed knights, or more lightly armoured serjants. Unmarried female fief holders had to ...
Military history of the Crusader states between the Second and Third Crusades (4 C, 1 P) Military history of the Crusader states between the Sixth and Seventh ...
Category: Military history of the Crusader states between the First and Second Crusades. ... 1140s in the Crusader states (1 C, 1 P) This page was ...
Pages in category "Military history of the Crusader states after Lord Edward's crusade" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Innovations in military technology and thinking made the first crusades feasible. Military tactics developed to utilize heavily armoured cavalry and control of society was achieved by the development of castles. These required men for garrisons, the extensive training or which in turn created new social mores and led to the rise of combat as sport.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Christian Latin Church in the medieval period.The best known of these military expeditions are those to the Holy Land between 1095 and 1291 that had the objective of reconquering Jerusalem and its surrounding area from Muslim rule after the region had been conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate ...
Pages in category "Military history of the Crusader states between the Sixth and Seventh Crusades" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .