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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

  • when the army of peasants reached Constantinople they had a choice:
  • either wait for the "Proper" crusade
  • or they could attack immediately like idiots

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

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