Where does this come from, and can I check it?

Western European forces breached city walls after a three-week siege. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

Is this really a history fact?

Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.

What else can I read about it?

The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.

Mondo Knows Facts

The First Crusade ended with the capture of Jerusalem in 1099

Western European forces breached city walls after a three-week siege

Launched by Pope Urban II in 1095, the First Crusade brought thousands of European knights to the Levant. In July 1099, crusader forces successfully breached the defences of Jerusalem, establishing several Latin Crusader states in the Eastern Mediterranean that endured for decades.

Hayez, Fracesco - Crusaders Thirsting near Jerusalem - 1836-50 — Francesco Hayez · Public domain · source

Where this comes from

Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts that can change over time are reviewed and updated. If something here looks wrong, Mondo would rather know than be confidently incorrect.

Go further

History trivia World Cultures trivia

More facts like this

Charles Martel checked the Umayyad advance at the Battle of ToursFrankish forces halted Islamic expansion into Western Europe in 732 CE The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CEGermanic chieftain Odoacer deposed teenage Emperor Romulus Augustulus in Ravenna The Black Death devastated Eurasia during the fourteenth centuryBubonic plague wiped out an estimated one-third of Europe's population The raid on Lindisfarne monastery launched the Viking AgeNorse raiders attacked an isolated Northumbrian monastery in 793 CE Genghis Khan united nomadic tribes to form the Mongol EmpireTemujin was proclaimed Genghis Khan in 1206 before conquering vast Eurasian lands Joan of Arc led French forces to relieve the Siege of OrleansA teenage peasant girl inspired French victories during the Hundred Years' War in 1429

Tags: crusades, jerusalem, middle ages

The First Crusade ended with the capture of Jerusalem in 1099: the short answers

Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Western European forces breached city walls after a three-week siege. The figure is taken from Encyclopaedia Britannica, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a history fact?: Yes. It sits on the History shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.