Second+and+Third+Crusades

The second Crusade was announced by Pope Eugene III. It started in the year 1147 and lasted til 1149. Muslims won the war. It led to the Fall Of Jerusalem and the Third Crusade. The only success of the Second Crusade came unintentionally to the forces of Flemish, Frisian, Norman, English, Scottish, and German crusaders in 1147. They traveled from England, by ship, to the Holy Land. The army stopped and helped the Portuguese in the capture of Lisbon, getting rid of all the Moorish people.

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A map of all the routes taken during the war. ======

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The Third Crusade was sometimes called The Kings' Crusade. It was an attempt for European leaders to recapture the Holy Land.The attempt failed and eventually led to the Fourth Crusade 6 years later. The Third Crusade started in the year of 1189 and lasted til 1192. ====== 

**Battlefield of Hittin:**
====The battle took place near the town of Hittin, had as its chief geographic feature a double hill, in fact an extinct volcano, hence it is called: "The Horns of Hattin". ====