The Lombards were the first to arrive and initially caused a great deal of trouble for the Byzantines.
The Lombards were the first to arrive and initially caused a great deal of trouble for the Byzantines. They were joined by Burgundians, French, and Germans, most notably under Stephen of Blois, but were defeated at Mersivan by Khilij Arslan.* The Nevernois were the next to arrive, and they were ambushed by Khilij Arslan at Heraclea and defeated. Finally came French and Bavarian forces under William IX of Aquitaine of Welf I of Bavaria, but they too were ambushed and defeated at Heraclea by Khilij Arslan. So went the fortunes of, FTP, what crusade called for by Paschal II, urging those who had failed in their crusading vow to reinforce the Crusader States created by the First Crusade?
The Lombards were the first to arrive and initially caused a great deal of trouble for the Byzantines.
Crusade of 1101 or Crusade of the Faint-Hearted