Unless otherwise noted, references are to the on-line database of Riley-Smith,[3] et al., and the hyperlinks therein provide details including original sources.
[8] Runciman estimates that no more than 20% were non-combatants (families, servants, clerics), and a ratio of one-to-seven were cavalry versus infantry.
These include: The Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos had significant armies and navies in and about Constantinople who fought both the Turks and at times the Crusaders, especially the Normans.
Some notable Europeans joined the emperor's armies including Welf of Burgundy, William of Grandmesnil, son of Hugh de Grandsmesnil and brother of Ivo, and Guy of Hauteville, half-brother of Bohemund.
Upon Peter's failure as a leader, his army was divided into two contingents: Three other armies joined to essentially attack the Jews and were eventually slaughtered by the Hungarians:[18] Finally, the Tafurs, a sect who travelled with Peter who wore sackcloth and were barefoot.
A number of nobles and knights participated in the First Crusades either as independent agents or whose affiliation remain unknown.
The full list can be found in the on-line database of Riley-Smith, et al., and the hyperlinks therein provide details including original sources.
Some of the renown knights who participated in the First Crusades whose affiliations are unknown include: Guy, Lord of Dampierre-en-Yvelines, who went to the Holy Land, but it is unclear whether he was a Crusader; Baldwin Chauderon, described as a rich man and a knight of great renown, and his compatriot Guy of Possesse, both killed at the siege of Nicaea; and Gilduin of Le Puiset, relative of many crusaders, but whose role and affiliations in the campaigns are unclear.