Crusades
Wars undertaken by Christians in the late Middle Ages to secure the right of Christian pilgrims to visit the Holy Sepulchre and to recover the Holy Land from its Muslim conquerors.
The name Crusades is derived from the cross that the Crusaders wore on their dress.
The idea of chivalry as well as hopes of material gain were prominent. According to Matthew Paris, each nation had its special color, which was red for France, white for England, green for Flanders, blue or azure for Italy, and gules (red) for Spain. Scotland had a St. Andrew's cross, and the Knights Templar, red on white.
"God wills it!"
That was the battle cry of the thousands of Christians who joined crusades to free the Holy Land from the Turks. From 1096 to 1270 there were eight major crusades and two children's crusades, both in the year 1212. Only the First and Third Crusades were successful.
In the long history of the Crusades, thousands of knights, soldiers, merchants, and peasants lost their lives on the march or in battle.
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