The Second Crusade: Discord Between The Crusade States
The Second Crusade: Discord between the Crusader states
Tyler Rathke
HIS 111-601
After the end of the first Crusade, three Crusader States were created in the East. The three Crusader states were the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Principality of Antioch, and the county of Edessa and after the first three Crusader states were developed, a fourth was added called the County of Tripoli. The social, political, and economic factors throughout the Crusader States led to the cause of the second Crusade and planted the seeds for the beginning of the third Crusade. The County of Edessa was located farther North than the rest of the Crusader states, which made it less populated and caused it to be the weakest of the Crusader states. Since Edessa was so far away from the other Crusader states it left it prone to attack by the Muslim states that were ruled by the Ortoqids, Turks and Danishmends. During the course of several attacks, Count Baldwin II and future Count, …show more content…
They had both decided to attack the Muslim city of Damascus, which had been allied with the Christians until that point, and then while attacking, split their attack into two separate cities. Conrad moved on the Seljuk Turks capital, Iconium, while the French were off attacking somewhere else in Anatolia. This separation of the armies gave the Turks the advantage and ability to travel between both locations and not get overwhelmed or outnumbered. Conrad was the least fortunate. He was defeated instantly and almost lost his life during the course of the battle. The French lasted considerably longer but were ultimately defeated and lost nearly their entire army. This had huge repercussions for future Christian crusades and the economy in Europe as a whole because of the resources wasted and the lack of recruits afterwards. This was also the first sign of the fall of the Crusader states in the Middle
Tyler Rathke
HIS 111-601
After the end of the first Crusade, three Crusader States were created in the East. The three Crusader states were the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Principality of Antioch, and the county of Edessa and after the first three Crusader states were developed, a fourth was added called the County of Tripoli. The social, political, and economic factors throughout the Crusader States led to the cause of the second Crusade and planted the seeds for the beginning of the third Crusade. The County of Edessa was located farther North than the rest of the Crusader states, which made it less populated and caused it to be the weakest of the Crusader states. Since Edessa was so far away from the other Crusader states it left it prone to attack by the Muslim states that were ruled by the Ortoqids, Turks and Danishmends. During the course of several attacks, Count Baldwin II and future Count, …show more content…
They had both decided to attack the Muslim city of Damascus, which had been allied with the Christians until that point, and then while attacking, split their attack into two separate cities. Conrad moved on the Seljuk Turks capital, Iconium, while the French were off attacking somewhere else in Anatolia. This separation of the armies gave the Turks the advantage and ability to travel between both locations and not get overwhelmed or outnumbered. Conrad was the least fortunate. He was defeated instantly and almost lost his life during the course of the battle. The French lasted considerably longer but were ultimately defeated and lost nearly their entire army. This had huge repercussions for future Christian crusades and the economy in Europe as a whole because of the resources wasted and the lack of recruits afterwards. This was also the first sign of the fall of the Crusader states in the Middle