The very first crusade gained much of the land that was gained by the crusaders. Those crusades to the Middle East caused other crusades also. Crusades were launched against Muslims in Egypt and Spain. Also, there were crusades launched against non-Christians in Europe and Christian heretics. By 1291, all of the land that had been gained by the very first crusaders had been taken back by the Muslims, including Jerusalem. Crusades were launched all the way into the 1400s, but all the crusades trying to recapture the holy land were unsuccessful. Later crusades were launched because of political reason and caused the religious values of crusading to weaken for many Christians.
Good job on stating the facts. Was the land won by the crusades lost less than a hundred years later?
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