Second Crusade
WarReligionLaunched after the fall of Edessa and led by Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, the crusade ends in failure before Damascus.
- Date
- 1147 – 1149 · View on map
- Regions
- EuropeMiddle East
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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