A series of eight major (and several minor) military and religious wars in which Catholic Europeans attacked Muslims in the Holy Land (especially Jerusalem).
What happened in the First Crusade?
The Crusader armies defeated the Muslim Seljuk Turks (and the Fatimid Caliphate) in several major battles and sieges, recaptured the Holy Land, Crusader States.
What happened in the Second Crusade?
The Turks under Saladin defeated the Christian Crusaders, taking Jerusalem and much of the territory of the Crusader States.
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