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    Crusade, Second, 1147-1149

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    One of the least successful crusades, despite being led by Conrad III of Germany and Louis VII of France. The German contingent was almost totally wiped out crossing Anatolia, while Louis VII decided to split his force after an encounter with the Turks. He and his cavalry sailed to Palestine, while his infantry were left to march on alone, and were wiped out before reaching the Holy Land. The remaining crusaders, still led by Conrad and Louis, joined Baldwin III of Jerusalem in an attack on Damascus which fell apart after arguments amongst the crusaders. The failure of the Second Crusade demonstrated the dangers of the land route across Anatolia which the First Crusade only just survived.
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    1813: Americans capture Fort George, Canada.

    1919: A U.S. Navy seaplane completes the first transatlantic flight.

    1940: Units from Germanys SS Deaths Head division battle British troops just 50 miles from the port at Dunkirk, in northern France, as Britains Expeditionary Force continues to fight to evacuate France.

    1941: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk by British naval and air forces.

    1942: German General Rommel begins a major offensive in Libya with his Afrika Korps.

    1944: American General MacArthur lands on Biak Island in New Guinea.

    1965: Augmenting the vital role now being played by U.S. aircraft carriers, whose planes participated in many of the raids over South and North Vietnam, U.S. warships from the 7th Fleet begin to fire on Viet Cong targets in the central area of South Vietnam.


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