They walked.
The rulers of kingdoms they were passing through often sent their own troops to escort them and prevent looting/foraging. Usually leaders of crusader groups contacted the leaders of the lands they were passing to ask permission to cross. Once they reached the lands of the Byzantine Empire, Emperor Alexis had them quickly escorted to Constantinople.
Constantinople was the first destination, but the first real engagement in the first Crusade was Antioch.
The first crusade was led by French Nobles.
1096
The knights came from France, England and Germany.
The fourth crusade that the Europeans were in control of constantinople at the end.
The First Crusade (1096-1099) is considered the most successful where Christian knights managed to capture Jerusalem in 1099, establishing several Crusader states in the region.
The sack of constantinople in the 4th crusade
The Fourth Crusade
The First Crusade. Christian knights waged a religious war against the Muslims in Jerusalem in an attempt to reclaim the Holy Land.
yes they did during the first crousade
The Doge of Venice, and men under his command sacked the city of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade.
Constantinople was destroyed during the Fourth Crusade in 1204 by Crusader forces who had initially intended to reclaim Jerusalem. Instead, internal conflicts and the promise of riches led them to attack the city, resulting in a brutal siege and subsequent sack of Constantinople. The Crusaders, primarily composed of Venetians and French knights, looted the city and established the Latin Empire of Constantinople, marking a significant event in the decline of the Byzantine Empire.