Yup, was going to say, they did two things wrong. The sack of Byzantium, and the Children's Crusade. But aside from that, the crusades were a series of defensive wars fought to push back the violent expansion of Islam, and make the Holy Lands safe for Christians again.
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Yup, was going to say, they did two things wrong. The sack of Byzantium, and the Children's Crusade. But aside from that, the crusades were a series of defensive wars fought to push back the violent expansion of Islam, and make the Holy Lands safe for Christians again.