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The Peasants'
Crusade
- it was lead by a preacher named Peter the Hermit
Peter
The Hermit
- was born circa 1050 in Aimens, France
- He spent the majority of his life preaching and participating in the Peasants' Crusade
- When Pope Urban II proclaimed crusade in November of 1095, Peter started roaming across places like France and Germany, gathering any sort of warriors he could find
- he died on July 8, 1115
- the purpose of the Peasants' Crusade was to re-claim Holy Lands from the Muslims
Cons of the
Peasant Army
The Pros of the Peasant Army
- The entire army left for the Holy Land without any sort of plan, preparation, or strategy
- they had massive numbers so minor casualties were not a problem
- Since the army was so big, it was hard to have it organized at all
- as they
traveled, more
people joined
their numbers
- Most of the
peasant forces were
not actual warriors
- It's so-called warriors consisted mostly of farmers, peasants, and even small children!
- they had no need for resources since Byzantine Emperor fed and sheltered the massive army from a distance
The Failure of the Peasants'
Crusade
- since the army had no real leader (Peter had abandoned the army) they advanced on to Jerusalem and were slaughtered
How the Battle Turned Out
Why did Peter leave?
- the Peasant army attacked without any sort of strategy
- Once the Peasant Force had grown so big and unorganized, Peter started losing control
By: Augustine Prieto
- Since the Turks were much better warriors, the Peasant forces had to retreat into a hill fort
- Noticing this, Peter left the Crusade, leaving them without a real leader
- However, the fort had no wells for water, so eventually the Peasants had to surrender
- Of the 40,000 Peasants that were in the army, only 3,000 survived the deadly battle and were sold into
slavery