To take back the Holy Land in Jerusalem from the Muslims
They were known simply as the Crusaders.
The European Crusaders fought Saladin.
The Crusaders and the Egyptians
The crusades were vicious fighters who fought for Jerusalem and fought and fought and stuff and jiggly puff and i won
Islam
The crusaders
There were 8 crusades all together.
Europe WAS the Crusaders and they fought in the Middle East to take Jerusalem.
The popes promised the crusaders that they would go to Heaven if they fought in the crusades
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 armies that the Crusaders were fighting were mostly compromised of either Muslims or Christians. They were claiming to be fighting for religion.
They were called the Crusades, as there were several such wars, not just one.