their goal was to take back Jerusalem from the Muslims, but they never did.
To take back the Holy Land in Jerusalem from the Muslims
they wonted to take over Jerusalem for the money and the riches but also so that they could take over Jerusalem before anyone else did.
Take Jerusalem! DUhhhSaladin - born 1137 - was a general who battled the crusaders and conquered Jerusalem. He is buried in a mausoleum in the Umayyad mosque in Damascus.
Europe WAS the Crusaders and they fought in the Middle East to take Jerusalem.
The holy land. The Christian crusaders wanted to take control of Jerusalem because it contained many religious landmarks.
The Crusaders fought in order to retake the land of Palestine and specifically Jerusalem, for their ideals. In so doing, they killed large numbers of Muslims, and tens of thousands of non-combatant Jews.
The question is confusing. The Crusades are the name of the wars, not things or people, so they cannot travel to Jerusalem or anywhere else, save the minds of people who think about them. As for where the battles and travails of the Crusaders would take them, No, there were numerous battles and paths along the Mediterranean Coast on the road to Jerusalem from Europe.
Saladin took Jerusalem in the Second Crusade, specifically in October of 1187. In the Third Crusade, Saladin started off in control of Jerusalem and Richard the Lionheart abandoned his marches on Jerusalem upon signing the Treaty of Jaffa. As a result, Saladin never lost control of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade and never had to retake it.
The crusaders who were the Peasant crusaders in 1096 and the Noble crusaders in 1097 wanted to re- capture the Holy Land which was important to them, as they were Christians. The Peasant crusaders failed, so the Nobles had to step up and take back the Holy Land.
The Pope wanted the crusaders to drive the Muslims out of the Holy Land and return control to Christians.
8 rears to get there and 8 days to take over Jerusalem