***The Crusades where prior to the Muslim forays into Europe.***
Where did you get that? At a Government school?
The battle of TOURS (Poictiers)was fought in 732AD in France not far from Paris. Invading moslems vs Charles Martel! Charles won.
600s AD Moslems swept cacross Christian lands and up into Spain.
732 AD Tours.
The Moslems invaded and sacked Rome in the 700s AD.
Moslems captured Sicily.
And in the East Moslems were killing their way into Chrisian Syria and Anatolia.
Then swept in the Moslem TURKs who blocked all Christian traffic to Jerusalem and destroyed the Christian shrines everywhere.
One of Islam's greatest leaders was ABU BEKR. The first Syrian city he conquered was Bosra. A man named Romanus was the leader of this city. The invaders caused him to say these words,
"I deny Him that was crucified, and whosoever worships him. I choose God(Allah) for my Lord, Islam for my faith, Mecca for my temple, the Moslems for my bretheren, and Mohammed for my prophet."...The History of Nations by Lodge
I admitted the error of my ways above. Cheers.