It was hard to say how meny brave men returned from the crusades,and it is unknown as to how meny went,alot of them died at sea getting there and alot of them died from illness due to the climate change and lack of suppiles,there were meny factors not cosidered before they left for the holy land,nearly all the crusaders where from Europe.
The Muslim defenders soundly defeated the Christian crusaders who were attempting to capture Damascus. The crusaders returned to their homelands with the remnants of their armies, and that was the end of the Second Crusade.
There were 8 crusades all together.
around 20,000
Generally it was the crusaders invading Muslim territory, but many battles were also prompted by Muslim warriors ambushing the Crusaders
It was not so much what they faced but more what the people on the road that the crusaders used face when the crusaders passed them. The crusaders has also been known to plunder on their way to the holy land. But the crusaders had to deal with Muslims that intended to stop or kill the crusaders on their way to the holy land and not to mention that it was a 6 month journey. They also had to cross the Alps and Many deserts. So the elements I would say was their greatest challenge.
Crusaders returned to Europe with additions to mathematics and the sciences.
The Muslim defenders soundly defeated the Christian crusaders who were attempting to capture Damascus. The crusaders returned to their homelands with the remnants of their armies, and that was the end of the Second Crusade.
Jews were forced out by armed invaders. The Babylonians invaded, sacked Jerusalem, and forced Jews into exile. Some stayed in Babylon while others returned from exile. The Roman empire sacked Jerusalem and forced Jews into exile and slavery, and did not allow Jews to return to Jerusalem until the Islamic conquest, when some returned. The Crusaders slaughtered essentially all of the Jews of Jerusalem, driving many Jewish refugees from the Crusader kingdoms. After the Crusaders were defeated, some Jews returned.
The crusaders won the first one but then Saladin called a Jihad onto the crusaders and captured Jerusalem. After that the christians tried to reclaim it but failed almost everytime and when they failed they tried again, and again.
12,000
There were 8 crusades all together.
around 20,000
Generally it was the crusaders invading Muslim territory, but many battles were also prompted by Muslim warriors ambushing the Crusaders
It was not so much what they faced but more what the people on the road that the crusaders used face when the crusaders passed them. The crusaders has also been known to plunder on their way to the holy land. But the crusaders had to deal with Muslims that intended to stop or kill the crusaders on their way to the holy land and not to mention that it was a 6 month journey. They also had to cross the Alps and Many deserts. So the elements I would say was their greatest challenge.
30,000
The hospitalers.
Yes The Crusaders