The crusaders gained experience in countering the Turkish tactics of employing lightly armoured mounted archers at the Battle of Dorylaeum. Play, download, or share the MIDI song March of the Crusaders.mid from your web browser. The crusade then embarked on an arduous march across Anatolia, suffering starvation, thirst and disease. Credited as a Silesian folk song, March of the Crusaders is an impressive Listen to March of the Crusaders.mid, a free MIDI file on BitMidi. List of MIDIs that are related to the March of the Crusaders.mid' MIDI file. James D. Ployhar has transformed this hymn-tune into the march that it was originally intended to be. According to legend, this hymn was sung by German crusaders on their way to Jerusalem. Baldwin left with a small force to establish the County of Edessa, the first Crusader state, early in 1098. They also developed links with local Armenians.