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There was more than one but the primary goal was liberation of the "Holy City", Jerusalem.
The Crusaders wanted to control the city of Jerusalem.
They fought because the Muslims had control of Jerusalem, the most important city to the Holy Roman Empire. To get Jerusalem back under the control of it, the crusaders started the Crusades, or holy wars.
Failures. With the exception of the First Crusade, all of the Crusades were failures.
No Akron is in Ohio. Nice try
No Akron is in Ohio. Nice try
There was more than one but the primary goal was liberation of the "Holy City", Jerusalem.
The Crusaders wanted to control the city of Jerusalem.
Half of the Former Byzantine Empire was under Moslem control, so there were numerous cities and towns that the Byzantines wanted to liberate from the Moslems. They specifically mention Jerusalem, but that was only to gain support for such a campaign from Western Europe.
To retake the city of Jerusalem and, drive the Muslims from the Holy Land
They fought because the Muslims had control of Jerusalem, the most important city to the Holy Roman Empire. To get Jerusalem back under the control of it, the crusaders started the Crusades, or holy wars.
Failures. With the exception of the First Crusade, all of the Crusades were failures.
The Crusaders came to liberate the Holy Land from the "infidels" and woe to any Jews who lived along the route. Numerous Jewish communites encountered by traveling Crusaders were subjected to the increased religious fervor of the Crusaders, and were pillaged and massacred. There were several extensive pogroms, especially in Germany and France. When the Crusaders conquered Jerusalem at the end of the First Crusade, they initiated a massive slaughter of the Jewish and Muslim inhabitants of the city.
The Crusades wanted Jerusalem because it was considered a holy city for Christians, Muslims, and Jews. It held religious significance and symbolized power and control over the Holy Land. Many of the Crusaders sought to reclaim Jerusalem from Muslim rule and secure it as part of Christian territory.
When the Christian Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099, they massacred thousands of Muslims and Jews in the city. The events were brutal and bloody, leading to widespread destruction and loss of life in Jerusalem.
The holy city of Jerusalem, the place where Christ was crucified, was buried and came back to life and then ascended into heaven.