when did the first crusade start

The First Crusade is generally considered to have started with Pope Urban II’s call to arms at the Council of Clermont on 27 November 1095.

Some historians also distinguish between:

• The proclamation and launch of the crusade on 27 November 1095, when Urban II urged Western Christians to take up arms.

• The official departure date sometimes given as 15 August 1096 , when the main crusading armies were meant to set out, marking the start of large-scale movements east.

So, most scholarly timelines say the First Crusade “started” in late 1095 , with the first major crusading forces actually leaving in 1096.

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