Before the main forces under Raymond of Toulouse and Godfrey of Bouillon had set out, the Seljuk Turks mauled the motley army of Peter the Hermit.
This war included a battle at Dorylaeum and a siege of Nicaea in its early stages, both of which weakened the Sultanate of Rum. One city besieged during it was captured after Bohemond of Taranto plotted with one of the besieged, and one leader, Baldwin, left the main contingent to conquer the region around Edessa. It began after the Byzantine ruler Alexius I Comnenus sought aid, and it caused the creation of Outremer. Before the main forces under Raymond of Toulouse and Godfrey of Bouillon had set out, the Seljuk Turks mauled the motley army of Peter the Hermit. It was prompted by a speech at the Council of Clermont, and did in fact conquer Jerusalem. For 10 points, name this crusade called for by Pope Urban II.
This war included a battle at Dorylaeum and a siege of Nicaea in its early stages, both of which weakened the Sultanate of Rum.
{First Crusade}