Crusade (disambiguation)

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The Crusades were a series of several military campaigns that took place during the 11th through 13th centuries. They were generally, but not always, from Catholic Europe against Muslim Saracens in the Middle East.

Crusade or crusader may also refer to:

In military history and religion:

• Northern Crusades, the Catholic Western European military expeditions along the shores of the Baltic Sea to convert pagans and Orthodox Christians
• In English, any type of campaign that is conducted with an emphasis on zeal and persistence; see also Muslim "jihad"
• Crusader states, the states set up by the Europeans in the Middle East during The Crusades
• Tenth Crusade, a name applied to the "War on Terror"
• The New Crusade, a book on U.S. policy post-9/11
• XM2001 Crusader, an American self propelled artillery project
• Crusader tank, a British cruiser tank of World War II
• Operation Crusader, a British attack in North African campaign in World War II
• F-8 Crusader, a U.S. Navy fighter jet
• VMFA-122 Crusaders, a United States Marine Corps fixed wing fighter-attack squadron 122
• Crusaders Christian Youth Movement, youth group founded by a missionary Albert Kestin
• Campus Crusade for Christ, an interdenominational Christian mission organization.
• A revival meeting, among certain evangelists (notable among these are Billy Graham and Benny Hinn)

In popular culture:

• Crusade (TV series), a 1999 American science fiction television show that took place in the same setting as Babylon 5
• Crusade in Jeans, a novel set in the Children's Crusade by Dutch author Thea Beckman
• Crusader (computer game), an action-oriented computer game series
• Crusader Kings (computer game), a strategy computer game revolving around historical Crusader age personages
• Crusader (Dungeons & Dragons), a character class in a Dungeons & Dragons expansion
• The Caped Crusader, a nickname of the comic book character Batman
• The Crusade (Doctor Who), a serial from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, a 1989 Indiana Jones movie starring Harrison Ford and Sean Connery
• The Crusades (film), a 1935 movie directed by Cecil B. DeMille
• The Crusades (comics), a 2001 DC Comics series by Stephen T. Seagle and Kelley Jones
• Crusaders (comics), two fictional superhero teams in comics
• "Crusade" (Stargate SG-1), a Stargate SG-1 Season 9 episode
• Crusader (film), a 2004 motion picture
• Crusader (Marvel Comics), a fictional character created by Marvel Comics and enemy to Thor; later, an unrelated Skrull superhero of the same name
• Stronghold Crusader, a 2001 computer game

In music:

• Boston Crusaders Drum and Bugle Corps, a Drum Corps International division I marching band
• Crusade (band), a Rock Against Communism Oi band from Great Britain
• The Crusaders, a jazz and R&B group popular in the 1970s
• Crusader (album), the debut album by New Zealand rapper Scribe
• Crusader (Saxon album), an album by Saxon
• The Crusade (album), an album by Trivium

In sports:

• Crusaders (formerly the Canterbury Crusaders), a rugby union team from New Zealand
• Celtic Crusaders, a rugby league team from Wales
• Crusaders F.C., a football team from Northern Ireland
• Crusader Speedboat, a jet speedboat in which John Cobb crashed fatally