Dr. John Rao  says the opponents of the Revolution in the nineteenth century saw themselves as fighting a battle for the defense of the consequences of the Incarnation against the enemies of Christ. Many became convinced that this battle required a return to power of the “legitimate” pre-1789 monarchies. Dr. Rao describes the Faith, the successes, the failures, and, also, the mistakes and exaggerations of these political crusaders. Taken from Crusading, the Crusader & the Christian Order – 2002 VonHildebrand Institute