[ArrogantBustard]

perhaps if they didn't stop off to sack Constantinopl, their natural ally....

Indeed. They disobeyed orders, failed to accomplish their mission, and created a huge amount of ill will, 800 years later. Not good.

[vooch]

Indeed. They disobeyed orders, failed to accomplish their mission, and created a huge amount of ill will, 800 years later. Not good

sad, that the Crusaders ( aka Franks) got 'sidetracked' by the wealth of Constantinople............and sad that their modern counterparts (aka the French) are also getting 'sidetracked'.