Aug 19 Crusaders beat Saracens in Battle of Ascalon
Aug 12 A kingdom of Jerusalem is established under the Norman Godfrey of Bouillon, who is elected king and assumes the title Defender of the Holy Sepulcher He defeats an Egyptian force at Askalon August 12, but disease and starvation have reduced the Crusaders to 60,000, down from an original strength of 300,000, and most of the survivors head for home
Jul 31 El Cid dies in July at age 59 after being defeated by the Almoravids at Cuenca His widow will hold Valencia against the Moors until 1102
Jul 15 Jerusalem falls to the Crusaders after a siege of just over one month The streets of the city run with blood as the Crusaders slaughter 40,000 and set fire to mosques and synagogues, and the First Crusade comes to an end
Jul 14 Jerusalem captured in First Crusade
Jan 06 Henry V crowned German king
Jan 13 Crusaders set fire to Mara Syria
Jan 28 First Crusaders begins siege of Hosn-el-Akrad Syria
Jan 06 Henry V crowned German king
