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JonhaerysSnow t1_j3yp6kq wrote

Reply to comment by DJacobAP in Were muslim armies harder to maintain in the field? by DJacobAP

Yeah but the European forces were basically trapped in Asia and couldn't afford to make it home unless the lord they came with also wanted to leave.

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DJacobAP OP t1_j3ypwiw wrote

Most of them either returned after the first crusade or settled in the Levant since their lords founded their own states or acquired lordships. Besides they were connected by the sea.

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JonhaerysSnow t1_j3ysvkk wrote

I think you need to do some more research on how the Crusades were actually organized and functioned. There's a BIG difference between "settling down afterwards" and leaving early.

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DJacobAP OP t1_j3yuujl wrote

Would you like to suggest any particular text? I know there is a difference but they weren't trapped. If the king of Jerusalem disbanded his levies they didn't go back to Europe

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