Certainty: 3 Roger of Antioch & Baldwin of Edessa prepared to fight Bursuq's army Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 First battle of Tall Danith: the Frankish victory & its consequences
As Roger's army approached Tall Danith, Bursuq did not realise in the dazzling sunlight that it was the princely army; he took up position with his brother Zanki and strong forces on the top of the hill, leaving the amir Tamirak hidden behind the hill in reserve. Baldwin of Edessa had the privilege of striking the first blow: he and Guy Le Chevreuil attack up the hill towards Bursuq, apparently with freedom to choose the angle; he attacked straight up the hill, Guy from the side. After breaking their lances, they fought well with swords, bringing out Tamirak with the enemy reserves on disadvantageous terms against the coningent of Robert fitzFulk. Two knights, Robert of Sourdeval and Bochard, plunged valiantly into the enemy lines and were killed, and a hard-fought struggle erupted around their bodies, as Alan of al-Atharib and Guy Fresnel urged their comrades to protect their corpses and avenge them. After much more savage fighting, Roger was left the victor on the field at the first battle of Tall Danith, with quantities of booty so great that it made it difficult to pursue the defeated. Antiochene casualties were light in comparison with those of the enemy. The spoils were gathered and divided according to custom. Some of the fugitives were later captured or killed by Tughtakin, losing him still more credit among those Muslims who remembered that he had been implicated in the murder of Mawdud. Roger sent on treasures and prisoners to Antioch, dismissing his men with reminders of the need to meet on November 1, as the patriarch had ordained. He then returned to Antioch and received a hero's welcome, with the patriarch leading the clergy, climaxing in the basilica of Hagios Petros
1119
Certainty: 3 Roger of Antioch chose the site for the Field of Blood Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Developments before the arrival of Baldwin II Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Baldwin II & Pons of Tripoli arrived in Antioch to stabilise the situation after death of Roger Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Second battle of Danith: no victory to either side Certainty: 3
1127
Certainty: 2 Bohemond II captured Kafartab, but quarelled with Joscelin: Baldwin had to separate them Certainty: 2
1128
Certainty: 2 Re-establishment of archbishopric of Tyre Certainty: 2