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Timelines of the Crusader Initiatives

__**Events Preceeding the Crusader Initiative**__ __**The Crusader Initiative**__ - Godfrey of Bouillon, Duke of Lower Lorraine, leads the people of Lorraine, the Germans, and the French from the north. (Arrive in Constantinople Dec. 1096). - Hugh of Vermandois (brother of King Philip I of France), Robert Courte-Heuse, Duke of Normandy, and Count Stephan of Blois, lead bands of French and Normans. (Arrive in Constantinople in May 1097). - Raymond of Saint-Gilles, Count of Toulouse, and Adhemar of Monteil, Bishope of Puy and papal legate, lead French from the south. (Arrive in Constantinople in April 1097). - Bohemond and Tancred command the Normans of Southern Italy. (Arrive in Constantinople in April 1097).
 * __ 1070 CE __** - Jerusalem is captured by the Seljuk Turks
 * __ 1071 CE __** - Greek Emperor, Diogenes, is defeated and made captive at the Battle of Manzikert. Asia Minor and Syria become the prey of the Turks.
 * __ 1084 CE __** - Antioch succombs.
 * __ 1092 CE __** - The metropolitan areas of Christian control are no longer within their control.
 * __ 1095 CE __** - Alexius Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor, appeals to Pope Urban II for aid.
 * __ 1095(Nov.) CE __** - Pope Urban II calls the Council of Clermont in France, and initially calls for a crusade to free the Holy Land.
 * __ 1096 (Spring) CE __** - Peter the Hermit leads the 'People's Crusade' and sets out from Europe.
 * __ 1096 (Aug.) CE __** - Emperor Alexius of Constantinople ships the People's Crusade over the Bosphorus.
 * __ 1096 (Summer) CE __** - The First Crusaders depart Europe consisting of four principle armies to meet in Constantinople.
 * __ 1097 (Apr.) CE __** - The First Crusaders begin march into Anatolia to Nicaea.
 * __ 1097 (May) CE __** - Nicaea surrenders to Alexius.
 * __ 1097 (June) CE __** - Crusaders march overland from Nicaea to Dorylaeum.
 * __ 1097 (Oct.21) CE __** - Crusaders arrive at Antioch, begin a long bitter siege.
 * __ 1098 (Feb.) CE __** - Alexius' General, Tacitius, leaves the siege of Antioch.
 * __ 1098 (June) CE __** - Count Stephan of Blois, along with a group of French, leave the siege of Antioch.
 * __ 1098 (June) CE __** - Firuz, a captain in the army within Antioch, open the gates to Bohemond and the Crusaders.
 * __ 1098 (June) CE __** - Kerbogah arrives at Antioch with a Turkish contingent army and begin siege of Antioch that is in Christian control.
 * __ 1098 (Late June) CE __** - Crusaders capture M'arrat-an-Numan, east of Antioch.
 * __ 1099 (Jan.) CE __** - Raymond of Toulouse leads the first contingent army of Crusaders from Antioch toward Jerusalem.
 * __ 1099 (Feb.) CE __** - Raymond begins the siege of Arqah(near Tripoli).
 * __ 1099 (March) CE __** - Godfrey and Robert of Flanders join the siege of Arqah.
 * __ 1099 (May) CE __** - Raymond leaves Arqah and marches to Jerusalem.
 * __ 1099 (June) CE __** - the citizens of Bethlehem are protected under Tancred.
 * __ 1099 (June) CE __** - Godfrey's army arrives at Jerusalem.
 * __ 1099 (Late June) CE __** - The attempt to take Jerusalem initially fails.
 * __ 1099 (July) CE __** - Godfrey breaches the walls of Jerusalem near Herod's Gate: The First Crusader initiative captures the Holy City of Jerusalem.
 * __End of the First Crusade.__**