What's the best one for Crusade success? It's no secret that outside the First and parts of the Third, little went right for the Crusaders despite being nearly unbeatable in the field. Whether it's the debacle of the Fourth Crusade, Barbarossa drowning in the third, the failure to capitalize on success and appointment of Pelagius during the fifth Crusade, surrounding incidents essentially wasted the power of the Crusading armies in what resulted in about two hundred years of wasted time on the part of Europe.
So what's the best POD (of any Crusade) to secure the lasting security of the Crusader states as well as the maximum extent of Crusader territory? The little regarded fifth Crusade seems to have had the best chance, if the King of Hungary doesn't quit. What is y'all's take?