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| Today in history July 22 1099. The First Crusade changed with the capture of Jerusalem and the struggle adapt form a siege army to and army that now had to hold what it had captured. A new king was chosen Godfrey now had to lead Christians, Jews, and Muslims |
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On July 22, 1099, the First Crusade had entered a n
Just days earlier, on July 15, crusader forces had captured Jerusalem after a grueling siege. The victory marked the culmination of the First Crusade’s long campaign- and the beginning of a new struggle to defend the territory they had conquered.
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On July 22, Godfrey of Bouillon was chosen to lead Jerusalem, taking the title Advocate of the Holy Sepulchre rather than king. His leadership would help shape the newly established crusader state as its forces prepared to defend their hard-won gains.
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The First Crusade was far from a simple story of knights and castles. It was a campaign defined by long marches, brutal sieges, shifting alliances, and the weapons and armor that carried medieval armies across thousands of miles.
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