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The People's Crusade was an unorganised rabble of up to 100,000, including women and children, that was loosely part of the First Crusade. The peasant population seem to have envisaged a crusade as an opportunity to escape the drought, famine and plague they had been suffering. These crusaders attacked the Hungarian city of Semlin and burnt Belgrade, before crossing the Bosporus. They had been warned not to engage the Turks, but to wait for the main body of crusaders. However, they attacked various cities until defeated by the Turks. Only a few thousand were rescued, with the remainder killed or converted to Islam and sold as slaves. The People's Crusade lasted from April to October 1096.
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Was the peoples crusade sucsessful?
no
What happened in the peoples crusade?
The People's Crusade was a prelude to the First Crusade that took place in 1096. It was led by Peter the Hermit and consisted of a large army of peasants and commoners who set out for the Holy Land. However, the crusade ended in disaster as the ill-prepared and undisciplined army faced numerous hardships and was swiftly defeated by the Seljuk Turks in Anatolia. Only a small fraction of the original army survived to reach Jerusalem.
Who went on the peoples crusade?
Walter the Penniless and Peter the Hermit
Who led the peoples crusade at the urging of the pope?
Byzantine Emperor
On the poor peoples crusade why did they steal from the people of the lands they passed through?
because they were poor and needed money for themselves or they'll die otherwise
Why is the first crusade known as the peoples crusade?
The People's Crusade was only one part of the First Crusade, when paupers who were inspired by the preachings of various priests and monks tried to make a joint pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Since they needed less preparing, they departed before the main crusade, but were mostly crushed when they reached Turkey. Some surviving members lingered in Constantinople and joined the army of nobles, when they arrived.
What is a sentence for crusade?
Crusade is not very ethical. People die and they say it is Crusade!
What year did the peoples crusade start?
the crusades between salah ad din and king Richard I started in 1109
How many Crusades were their?
Most people think there were about 10 crusades... The People's Crusade The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th crusade The Childrens crusade
How many people died in the second crusade?
Out of the one million people involved in it, about 75,000 people died during the Second Crusade. The Second Crusade lasted from 1147 to 1149.
What 3 kings were involved in the kings crusade?
Several people fort in the crusades: The first crusade-Christian (not nessesarilly knights The Peasant's crusade-Peasants The Children's crusade-Children The "official" Crusade-nobles
Who fought in the first crusade?
people
