Grand Crusade | |
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Arrival of the Deltarian Ordersby Aeolus von Glek | |
Date | 25 December 2686 - 2693 |
Location | Holy Lands (Beiteynu) |
Result | Edict of Yishalem |
Belligerents | |
Hosian World: Knights of St. Richard Sisters of St. Morena Order of Sacrifice and Pain Order of St. Jarilo Rose Paladins Protestant Order of Divine Serenity Islam: Holy Protectors of Allah |
Beiteynu: Gush Yehudit Le'shalev Democratic Socialist Party of Beiteynu Hosian Biraist Party |
Commanders | |
Nathinal Noevnta Abbess Mária Brother Severinus Abbot Cyril Alexander of Hulstria Benedict of Lusk Charles of Saridan Edmund of Pontesi Hyperion of Flieder Theodore of Kazulia Matthew of Aloria Wilhuff of Darnussia |
Joshua ben Eliezer Jess-Avery Affentranger Tommas Mcdoogle |
The Grand Crusade was a war fought in Beiteynu in the late 27th century between Hosian Crusaders and the Yeudi Government of Beiteynu. The focus of the Crusade for Hosians was the restore control of sacred site under Hosian control. The Crusades were not a war in the sense of nation versus nation, but more of a proxy war. Religious orders were set in from Darnussia, Deltaria, Greater Hulstria, and the Holy Luthori Empire, and supported by several other nations, and it was these Crusader Orders that did battle with the Beiteynuese Government.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION (from this point forward)
Causes of the Crusade[]
Historians list many reasons as to why in 2686, Henry I called the for the Crusade and in many cases they do not agree on them. Below are the most notable causes often cited by historians.
Dynastic Causes[]
Many Republican historians and those who view the Crusade negatively often claim that the real reason for the Crusade was a power grab by the Royals lines of Greater Hulstria and Pontesi. The House of Rothingren-Traugott had an ancient claim on the title King of Yishelem, inheirated from the House of Orange, from the time of St Richard the Lionheart. Similarly, the House of Belknap had an ancient claim on the throne of Gran Tadraki. These historians claim that these two families came together and conspired to instigate the Crusade for their own gain. The theory is largely dismissed by the rest of Historical Academe.
Political Causes[]
Politic motivation is usually cited by Historians as the main cause for the Crusaders' war in the Holy Land. Beiteynu historically had a very large Hosian population in the region of Endild and Tadraki, collectively known as Gran Tadraki. Through out its modern history Beiteynu had engaged in armed conflicts with neighboring Pontesi over this territories, which the Pontesians claim were rightfully their. After one of these conflicts an agreement was where by Pontesians would be allowed to establish settlements that would be considered Protectorates of Pontesi. Unfortunately while this agreement should have worked in theory, in practice the protectorates meerly cause more problems with the Beiteynuese threaten to retake the Pontesian settlements by force, because of the Pontesian government smuggling in weapons to the settlers. With the fall of the Monarchy in Pontesi during the reign of Emperor Andrew, international concern for the safety of the Hosians in Beiteynu, as many viewed the new Republic as in capable of serving their needs.