Survival of The Crusader States 1099-1144
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- Created on: 12-02-18 20:47
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- Survival of the Crusader States 1100-1144
- Castles
- Solution to problems
- Infrustructure
- few, important, roads - one connecting Ascalon, Ramla and Tripoli=target=battles of Ramla
- Size
- 50,000km
- Active army - instability and frequent battles
- Symbols of authority in place of manpower
- Only 300 knights in J after 1st Crusade - 2.5k in CS
- Military and Admin function
- Establish + consolidate power - sign of importance I,e Krak des Chevalier, 1140s
- Castles allowed seaports to function safely
- Seaports
- Trade
- Byzantium, Egypt,West
- Import and export - boost economy and function stably
- Travel
- Easier journey to Outremer
- More manpower and numbers
- Easier journey to Outremer
- Italian City States
- Genoese - Acre 1104 Arsuf 1101
- Venetians - Tyre 1124 I n return for 1/3 City
- Gesta Francorum
- Vivid account of glory from 1st Crusade
- Inspire people to gain fame
- w/out Castles not safe - constantly attacked and weak
- Trade
- Muslim Disunity
- Weak and dis-unified for majority part
- 1139 D-J alliance to avoid Zengi's overlordship
- Militarily capable - Ramla 2 1102, Field of Blood 1119, Edessa falling 1144
- "writing on the wall" - but not materialised
- w/out great leadership, M disunity would not have been utilised
- Christian Leadership
- Military prowess
- Ramla 1 1101 - 260 knights, 1,0000 infantry + B.I tactics = beat 10,000 Fatimids
- Bounce back from losses - 3 years after Ramla 2 =Ramla 3 victory
- resilience
- Sieges - Tyre 1124 need patience and good leadership
- resilience
- Politically
- Smooth succession - B.I < B.II < Mel + Fulk < B.III
- 1131 -Fulk + Mel 1st in power short battle for power and internecine struggle but resolved
- Didn't impact CS
- J Primacy
- 1125 Battle of Azaz - All CS unified under B.I
- Military prowess
- Castles
- 1115- Montreal 1117- Scandalion 1137- gave Montferrand castle for Count Raymond II
- Supports idea that Leaders were more important than castles
- Aleppo and Mosul "nutcracker"- (Carol Armstrong) around Edessa
- Supports idea that Leaders were more important than castles
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