The rebellion was an unmitigated disaster for the peasants of Germany. About 100,000 were killed. Homelessness, famine and disease were widespread. The roads and forests were overrun with bandits while the cities were crowded with beggars. Many leaders perished in terrible circumstances. The baker Jacklein Rohrbach, leader of the Neckar revolt in southwestern Germany, was chained to a tree and wood was piled around it. The noblemen set the fire as a clear act of revenge. The condemned man could move within the circle of fire but his chains were too short to allow him to end his suffering by jumping into the fire. He slowly burned to death.