Crusade of 1101

Crusade of 1101
Part of the Crusades

A map of western Anatolia, showing the routes taken by Christian armies
DateSummer of 1101
Location
Result Seljuk victory
Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Kilij Arslan I
Casualties and losses
High Relatively low

The Crusade of 1101, also known as the Crusade of the Faint-Hearted, was launched in the aftermath of the First Crusade with calls for reinforcements from the newly established Kingdom of Jerusalem and to rescue the famous Bohemond of Taranto from Muslim captivity. Pope Paschal II, successor to Urban II (who died before learning of the outcome of the crusade that he had called), urged a new expedition. He especially urged those who had taken the crusade vow but had never departed and those who had turned back while on the march. The crusade was a resounding defeat of the West by the Seljuk Turks.