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Crusades unit 2 (The course of the Second Crusade (The council at Palmarea…

- - - - After Godfrey's death in 1100, there was a scramble to crown his successor. Bohemond was imprisoned by the Danishmends, Daimbert had no supporters, and Tancred had taken his uncle's place in Antioch. This left Baldwin of Edessa; he left his cousin Baldwin of Bourq in charge of Edessa and was crowned in Bethlehem
    - - The crusade of Duke Welf IV and Duke William IX of Aquitaine (1101): A crusading fever swept across Europe and many signed up for this crusade, including Hugh of Vermandois. They captured Tortosa and the Battle of Jaffa made the Muslims flee, but this was achieved at a high cost
      - The Battle of Harran (1104): Baldwin II launched the attack with help from Bohemond and Tancred, showing the territorial ambitions of the crusaders were still alive and well. However, a united Muslim front led to the battle being lost and Baldwin being taken captive, not to be released until 1108. It was this battle that led to the Armenians beginning to look to Constantinople for protection again and the Frankish-Byzantine alliance began to crack
      - Bohemond tours Europe (1105-07): This tour was to recruit knights to his crusade against Byzantium, which failed miserably and led to Alexius claiming Antioch, but Tancred refused to hand it over and Alexius didn't press him. This shows the deterioration of Frankish-Byzantine alliances. The tour also gained Bohemond the daughter of the French king, showing how much his status had improved since embarking on the first crusade
      - The crusade of Sigurd of Norway (1110): Sigurd was the first "Head of State" to visit Outremer, and he was convinced to use his fleet to capture the port of Sidon, although this nearly failed, and would have without the intervention of a Venetian fleet. This small-scale crusade shows the help that was given to the new Outremer and the importance of the Venetians
    - - The Battle of the Field of Blood (1119): The Franks had expanded into the areas around Antioch, leading Il-Ghazi to lead a force against Roger of Antioch. Roger and most of his 700 knights were killed, meaning that almost all of the Antiochene nobility had been wiped out, forcing Baldwin to travel to Antioch to stabilise the situation with his own nobles filling the positions
  - - - John tried to assert his claim to Antioch in 1137 and 1142, both times unsuccessful. The first led Raymond to acknowledge Jon's hold over Antioch but ultimately John returned home without a real hold over Raymond after failing to deliver him onto the throne of Aleppo. The second time John withdrew his troops after Joscelin refused him entry
      - The death of John and Alexius deprived the Christians of two able leaders and paved the way for Zengi's opportunistic attack on Edessa