The German contingent went across the Alps to Italy, but no further, and most had died or deserted by then.
The German contingent went across the Alps to Italy, but no further, and most had died or deserted by then. The French group went by ship to Alexandria. However, the survivors of those 30,000 followers of Stephen of Cloyes were sold into slavery, and, like their counterparts under Nicholas of Cologne, never quite managed to liberate the Holy Land. FTP, identify this 1212 undertaking, alluded to in a Kurt Vonnegut subtitle, which led to a tragic end for thousands of youths.
The German contingent went across the Alps to Italy, but no further, and most had died or deserted by then.
Children's Crusade