VoltaDoLargo
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There are two ripples in this scenario.
The first one takes place at the Battle of Montgisard, on the 25th of November in the Year Of Our Lord 1177. With just 1000 knights and 4000 infantrymen, the terminally ill King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem won against an Ayyubid Army consisting of 21,000-26,000 men and slew 90% of them. Salah ad-Din, the leader of that army and the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, attempted to escape on a racing camel. However the camel tripped and broke it's leg before it could get it's rider off of the battlefield, and so Salah ad-Din was surrounded by Crusader Infantrymen and killed on the spot. The next ripple occurred in the Year Of Our Lord 1186. The New King, Baldwin V of Jerusalem (the nephew of The Leper King), recovered from his ill health and became far more robust. In addition to living long enough to marry and produce an heir, he'll also keep Guy and Sibylla off of the throne.
With these two changes, would the Crusader States be able to survive and possibly even come to dominate the Middle East?
The first one takes place at the Battle of Montgisard, on the 25th of November in the Year Of Our Lord 1177. With just 1000 knights and 4000 infantrymen, the terminally ill King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem won against an Ayyubid Army consisting of 21,000-26,000 men and slew 90% of them. Salah ad-Din, the leader of that army and the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, attempted to escape on a racing camel. However the camel tripped and broke it's leg before it could get it's rider off of the battlefield, and so Salah ad-Din was surrounded by Crusader Infantrymen and killed on the spot. The next ripple occurred in the Year Of Our Lord 1186. The New King, Baldwin V of Jerusalem (the nephew of The Leper King), recovered from his ill health and became far more robust. In addition to living long enough to marry and produce an heir, he'll also keep Guy and Sibylla off of the throne.
With these two changes, would the Crusader States be able to survive and possibly even come to dominate the Middle East?