The Second Crusade: How Two Kings Led an Army to Disaster
#SecondCrusade #MedievalHistory #Crusades The Second Crusade brought the armies of France and Germany east to reclaim Edessa, but ended in catastrophe. Follow Conrad III and Louis VII through the slaughter at Dorylaeum, the disaster at Mount Cadmus, and the failed Siege of Damascus. Subscribe for more cinematic documentaries about the Crusades, medieval warfare, and history’s greatest battles. Timestamps 00:00 The Second Crusade: Complete History 03:01 An Army Built for Disaster 06:09 Bernard of Clairvaux Preaches War 09:10 The Crusader Armies Assemble 12:19 Conflict with the Byzantine Empire 15:20 The Battle of Dorylaeum 18:26 The German Army Is Shattered 21:32 Battle at the Maeander River 24:36 Disaster at Mount Cadmus 27:37 Abandoned at Attalia 30:38 The Crusaders Reach Antioch 33:39 The March Toward Damascus 36:47 Entering the Orchards of Damascus 39:48 Damascus Prepares for the Final Assault 42:53 The Siege Machinery Advances 45:55 Betrayal and the Fatal Decision 49:00 The Second Crusade Collapses 52:00 Nur al-Din Rises 55:03 Why the Siege of Damascus Failed 58:07 The Human Cost of the Crusade 01:01:13 The Road to Saladin 01:04:20 The Legacy of the Second Crusade second crusade, the second crusade, second crusade documentary, second crusade history, second crusade 1147, second crusade 1149, crusades documentary, medieval history, medieval warfare, siege of damascus, siege of damascus 1148, battle of dorylaeum, dorylaeum 1147, mount cadmus, louis vii, conrad iii, bernard of clairvaux, nur al-din, fall of edessa, crusader states, holy land, seljuk turks, byzantine empire, military history, history documentary, medieval battles
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