A few of Peter's men returned alive, threatened by more ambushes but saved by Alexios' troops

Summary:
A few of the troops of Peter the Hermit survived the massacre, barricading themselves in a ruined town. A messenger took the news to Peter, who rushed to Alexios I and told him. Alexios sent Konstantinos Katakalon Euphorbenos with a strong fleet to save them. He did, and brought them back to Alexios. The latter later rebuked Peter for his folly, to little effect. [Anna Komnene places Petros himself at the massacre requiring rescue, and later abusing his dead comrades as brigands deemed by the Saviour unworthy to worship at his tomb.] 
Dates:
1096 October 21 
Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (Alexios 1)
  • Hearing of the disaster at Kibotos, he (feared that Petros 61 would be captured and) sent Konstantinos 123 with a strong force to save the few survivors who had barricaded themselves in an old town; he later rebuked Petros 61 (:) Anna Komnene 301.43-56
Christian Greek messenger (Anonymus 26103)
  • He took terrible news from Kibotos to Petros 61, absent with Alexios 1 in Constantinople: a battle lost with many casualties, the slaughter of fugitives and non-combatants in the camp, and the siege of 3,000 men in a ruined fort on the shore (:) Albert of Aachen I.21-22
Kilic Arslan I, Seljuk sultan (Kilic Arslan 51)
  • Massacred all non-combatants in camp, except the young and handsome, who became prisoners; his men besieged a few who had barricaded themselves in a ruined town, but desisted when Byzantines arrived, and withdrew with booty (: ) William of Tyre bk. 1, 26.1-31
Konstantinos Katakalon Euphorbenos, military man and diplomat (Konstantinos 123)
  • After the disaster of (the men of) Petros 61 at Kibotos, he was asked by Alexios 1 to take a strong fleet to pick up the survivors - which he did, and brought them back to Alexios (:) Anna Komnene 301.43-57
Peter the Hermit (Petros 61)
  • Informed by a messenger in Constantinople of the massacre of his army, he rushed to Alexios 1 and begged him to rescue survivors; Alexios sent troops in time to save a few who had barricaded themselves in a ruined town (: ) William of Tyre bk. 1, 26.16-23
  • Told of the terrible events by Anonymus 26103, he grieved and begged Alexios 1 to help the few besieged survivors; Alexios ordered rapid mobilisation of large forces, and this sufficed to make the Turks retreat with their booty and prisoners (:) Albert of Aachen I.22
  • He was saved and rebuked by Alexios 1, but showed no willingness to take responsibility, calling his troops (most of them now massacred) disobedient brigands, not deemed worthy by the Saviour to worship at his tomb (:) Anna Komnene 301.51-57