Anna Komnene speaks of an initial engagement in which Raymond of Saint-Gilles, with aid from the other crusader armies, defeated a detachment of Turkish scouts. Latin sources begin from the messenger of Kilic Arslan who was tortured into revealing his master's plans, allowing the crusaders to complete their circuit of the city in time, though Raymond and Adhemar arrived only just before the battle. The Turks attacked the latecomers, expecting the space allotted to them to be empty. The Provencal troops, exhausted and unprepared, resisted heroically, but began to tire and were threatened by reinforcements. But Bohemond, Godfrey and Robert of Flanders came to their aid, charging together, supported by Robert of Normandy [though he had probably not yet arrived], Baldwin of Boulogne and Baldwin Chauderon. Tancred too arrived, from his distant position. The Turks resisted for an hour but then were defeated with heavy losses, and Kilic Arslan was no longer able to influence the progress of the siege, giving the defenders the right to surrender. Particularly distinguished in the fighting were Tancred, Guy of Possesse, Guy of Garland and Roger of Barneville. After the victory, some captives and a thousand heads of dead Turks were sent to Alexios I. He gratefully sent cash and silk fabrics as rewards to the leaders, and made sure that plentiful supplies were available