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== Second Crusade Leadership ==

=== Leaders ===

* '''Eugenius''' has tight control of preaching
** No peoples crusade
* Proper Kings
** '''Louis VII''', the king of France
** '''Conrad III''', the king of Germany
** State power and resources
* Unified before heading to Outremer
** Louis deliberately went with Conrad by land
** Avoid antagonising Conrad
*** Conrad was in conflict with Scicily
** In return Conrad offered fleet at Regensburg
* Supposed to be successful
** Not the case
** Failure largely due to bad leadership

=== German Campaign (Octobebr 1147 to June 1148) ===

* Departed with '''8 days of supplies, estimating a 20-day journey'''
* Assuming they could acquire supplies along the way
* Plan did not go as expected
** '''Overconfidence''' and the lack of control by Manuel I
* The crusaders were ambushed by the Turks near '''Dorylaeum'''.
* Retreat to Nicaea with a casualty rate of around '''17 percent'''.

=== Failure to consult leaders of the crusader states ===

* Did not consult with the leaders of Outremer (the Crusader states)
* Initial goal: '''recapture Edessa'''
** But was '''destroyed in 1146'''
** Still had same goal in '''1148 (Conrad letter)'''
** Spent '''four months to establish new goal'''
** Hindered progress into Outremer
** Incurred additional expenses
* Did not adequately respond to the needs of all the Crusader states
** Antioch plan, which reflected northern interests
** Jerusalem plan, which focused on the threat faced by the south
** '''Decided to head south to Damascus'''
* Contributed to delays and misalignment of objectives during the Second Crusade.

=== Siege of Damascus 1148 ===

* Began successfully
* Attack by '''King Baldwin III's troops''' supported by Louis VII's soldiers.
* Conrad III made significant gains
* Goal was to attack the city walls and defeat the garrison
* Changed their plan and attacked a weak point in the eastern walls.
* '''Bad decision'''
** No water or food
** Exhaustion and retreat after three days.
** Ended unsuccessfully.

=== Other factors ===

==== Muslim world ====

* Far more untied
* Much more powerful enemy when compared with first crusade
* 1105: '''Al Sulami''' first preaches jihad
* 1146 '''Nur ad-Din''' deployed Jihad

==== Lack of support from the Byzantines ====

* First Crusade '''received support from the Byzantine Empire'''
* Taticius sent to provide crucial guidance and support in battle.
* Second Crusade '''Manuel I did not have good relations''' with the two kings
* He did not provide the same support
* Also had a '''treaty with the Turks'''
* '''Betrayed''' the crusader’s location or plans for their enemy