Quote Originally Posted by Ignoramus
Actually, the Crusaders almost were exterminated by starvation, especially near Antioch, when they sallied out, there was almost no food at all to be found. And anyone who thinks the First Crusade won because of their cavalry, think again.
Okay, forget the cavalry. The fact that they almost starved, proves my point about the lack of a "supply line"... at least the way it's being talked about here. They either supplied themselves locally, or not at all.