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Before the fourth crusade began the estimate of men to gather in Venice for the crusade was 33,500 and only 12,000 showed up. This left the Venetians without the money to repay for the ships constructed for the attack and without enough men to crew the ships without a huge investment by the Venetians themselves.

Lets say the Fourth Crusade gathers all 33,500 crusaders expected and sets sail for their original target, Cairo, and not to Constantinople. What does this mean for the Byzantines, the Crusades (Can the Crusaders take Cairo and most likely Alexandria), and the Venetians (the leaders of the Crusade)?
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