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Siege of Jerusalem

Siege of Jerusalem
The western European Christian armies of the First Crusade surrounded the city of Jerusalem in June 1099. In mid-July, after a long siege, the Crusaders took the city by storm and massacred many of its inhabitants.
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Crusades; Colonialism and Colonies
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