Certainty: 3 Letter of pope Gregory VII to William of Burgundy, on an eastern expedition Certainty: 3
1095
Certainty: 2 Large numbers of prominent men soon took the cross for the First Crusade Certainty: 2
1096
Certainty: 2 Raymond set out from Toulouse, & travelled via Dalmatia to Pelagonia Certainty: 2
1097
Certainty: 3 Raymond of Toulouse after angry hostility to Alexios I became his closest ally Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Early arrivals among the crusaders moved on towards Nicaea Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusader forces reached Nicaea: position of contingents in the siege Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Kilic Arslan I of Nicaea approached his besieged city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Kilic Arslan I arrived & fought a battle in which he failed to relieve his city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Siege of Nicaea Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Battle of Dorylaion, stage 2: arrival of second army led to a crusader victory Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Godfrey of Bouillon injured by a bear at Antioch in Pisidia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Severe illness of Raymond of Toulouse Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Main crusader army rested at Mar'ash Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusaders arrived at Antioch: positions of contingents in siege Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Foraging & ambushes during the siege of Antioch
Turkish ambushes killed several prominent crusaders in the orchard outside the Gate of the Duke, especially Adelbero, son of the count of Luxembourg, and the noblewoman with whom he was playing dice, and Arnulf of Tirs. Godfrey was furious at these losses in the area he was supposed to be defending, and had the orchard cut down. Because of the increasing famine in the army outside Antioch, the council of the crusaders decided that Bohemond and Robert of Flanders should go foraging, while Raymond and Adhemar of le Puy stayed in the camp. Bohemond and Robert twice collected considerable plunder, but were unable to get enough food back to the camp to last long: Turkish troops were able to surround the raiding parties and remove their booty. Tancred caused problems for Turkish foraging: he encouraged the Antiochenes to come out and forage at night in large numbers, then struck, killing 700 of them; he sent Adhemar a tithe of 70 heads, for which he gained a cash reward, so he could pay his debts. He also fought three Turks in combat on his own, observed by his squire, and killed them all
1098
Certainty: 3 A moral crusade among the besiegers coincided with an improvement in Duke Godfrey's health Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Vain ambush by defenders of Antioch to seize building materials coming from St Symeon Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Two castles completed the blockade of Antioch, preventing large-scale importation of food Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Money, horses, weapons & supplies sent from Edessa to the besiegers of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Leaders of the besiegers established themselves in surrounding areas to gain food Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Assembly of crusading chiefs decided to try to capture Antioch, not go to meet Kerbogha Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Poverty & squabbles in the siege of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Bohemond revealed his negotiations over the surrender of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Surrender of Antioch by treachery to Bohemond; sack of the city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The Franks now defending Antioch beat off attacks from the citadel Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Hunger & despair during the siege of Antioch by Kerbogha Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Peter Bartholomew found the holy lance that pierced Christ's side Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Numbered divisions of the crusaders in the attack from Antioch against Kerbogha Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Victorious attack on the army of Kerbogha outside Antioch, which broke up in panic Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The end of the battle for Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Arrangements made for government of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Epidemic in Antioch: death of the papal representative Adhemar of Le Puy Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusaders supported the emir of 'Azaz against his overlord, Ridwan of Aleppo Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Consolidation of crusader power around Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Capture by crusaders of Albara & Ma'arrat al-Nu'man, with slaughter of whole population Certainty: 3
1099
Certainty: 3 Raymond of Toulouse set out from Ma'arrat al-Nu'man for Jerusalem Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Beginning of siege of Arqah Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The crusaders who had not gone to Arqah set out southwards from Laodikeia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 From Arqah to Jerusalem: coastal cities ransomed Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Arrival of crusading army before Jerusalem: positions in the siege Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Siege of Jerusalem Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Final assault & capture of Jerusalem by the crusaders Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Massacre by the crusaders of all non-Christian inhabitants of Jerusalem Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Choice of secular & ecclesiastical heads for Jerusalem
Jerusalem needed a religious and a lay ruler. Arnulf, bishop of Martirano, proposed the election of a patriarch before a secular ruler, since the latter would need ecclesiatical coronation. This plausible objection was disregarded by the leaders. There were two candidates for the secular leadership: Raymond of Toulouse and Godfrey of Bouillon, and the latter prevailed. The mechanism is unclear. It seems plain that the crown was first offered to Raymond, and, surprisingly, he refused. Then it was offered to Godfrey, who also appeared reluctant, but was persuaded to accept, provided his title was not that of king, but "aduocatus Sancti Sepulchri". Raymond was plainly furious, showing his anger by refusing to give the new ruler the Tower of David, which he held. A fragment of the True Cross, which had been preserved by ancient holy men, was handed over to the leaders by a Syrian Christian, who had hidden it with his father. It was placed in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Certainty: 3 Arrival at Askalon of an Egyptian expedition to recapture Jerusalem Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crushing victory of the crusaders outside Askalon Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Dissension in crusader siege of Askalon Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Mass departures of crusaders for home Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Raymond of Toulouse & other returning crusaders stopped siege of Laodikeia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Arrival at Jerusalem of Bohemond of Antioch & Baldwin of Edessa on pilgrimage Certainty: 3
1100
Certainty: 3 Ceremony of patriarch Daimbert by the Jordan with Godfrey, Bohemond & Baldwin Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Departure of Raymond of Toulouse from Laodikeia to Constantinople Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Death of Godfrey, advocate of the Holy Sepulchre: the succession Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 A letter asking for Bohemond's intervention was intercepted at Laodikeia Certainty: 3
1101
Certainty: 3 Lombard crusaders coaxed across the Bosporos with the aid of Raymond of Toulouse Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 German & French contingents for the Lombard crusade joined them at Nikomedeia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Lombard crusaders left Nikomedeia towards Neokaisareia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Lombard crusaders captured Ankara, slaughtered the Turkish garrison & restored it to Byzantium Certainty: 3
Certainty: 1 Byzantine expansion on the Syrian coast disputed by Tancred Certainty: 1
Certainty: 3 Lombard crusaders marched over difficult terrain under constant Turkish pressure Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Muster roll of army of Lombard crusade for battle near Mersivan Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 All the divisions of the Lombard crusade defeated by the Turks near Mersivan Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Leaders of the Lombard crusade, hotly pursued, escaped to the coast & Constantinople Certainty: 3
1102
Certainty: 3 Remnants of various defeated armies of 1101 set out from Antioch to Jerusalem Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusaders moved south, & most of them besieged & captured Tortosa Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Determined attack on Tortosa by Tughtakin of Damascus foiled by a trick Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Raymond of Toulouse made his first attack on Tripoli, seizing future site of Mt Pilgrim Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Baldwin I, almost alone, escaped to the coast, to Arsuf then Jaffa Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Raymond of Toulouse left Tripoli, vainly trying to save Laodikeia from Tancred Certainty: 2
1104
Certainty: 3 Raymond of Toulouse probably captured Jubail, aided by Pisan & Genoese fleets Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Failure of all-out Byzantine assault on Laodikeia, which was resupplied by Bohemond Certainty: 2
Certainty: 2 Raymond of Toulouse attacked Tripoli in force & completed Mount Pilgrim Certainty: 2
1105
Certainty: 3 Death of Raymond of Toulouse, to be succeeded by William Jordan of Cerdagne Certainty: 3