Baldwin I, almost alone, escaped to the coast, to Arsuf then Jaffa

Summary:
Baldwin made a desperate escape from Ramla on Gazela with his squire and Hugh of Brulis, but failed to get through the enemy to Jerusalem. All but three of those left in Ramla were killed or captured. For a time Baldwin was lost, struggling in the mountains, lightly wounded, but then he found his way to the coast, to Arsuf, where he slipped past the guards and was welcomed by Rorgus, lord of Haifa. He then sent messages for help to Edessa and Antioch. His Armenian wife was in Jaffa waiting for news and terrified by the spectacle of the severed head and legs of Gerbod of Scheldewindeke (who resembled Baldwin). For ten days Baldwin stayed quietly at Arsuf, but then embarked on an English pirate ship for Jaffa. [Anna Komnene seems to confuse this defeat with the great victory outside Askalon in 1099, making them happen one day after the other: a mass deportation of Westerners to Egypt gave Alexios I the chance to save them, sending Bardales. All were ransomed but Godfrey [sic], already ransomed by Baldwin - who was then sent to Edessa. A similar story is inserted by Anna to show Alexios (with Panoukomites as ambassador) using the saved western counts to counter Bohemond's propaganda in 1106-1107] 
Dates:
1102 May 18-19: 
Emperor Alexios I Komnenos (Alexios 1)
  • Grieving at the deportation of counts to Egypt after Ramla, he sent Anonymus 721 to Amerimnes 15001 to ransom them; Godfrey 51 [sic] had already been ransomed by Baldwin 51, but Amerimnes freed the rest without payment, to return via Constantinople, where Alexios greeted them generously (:) Anna Komnene 343.69-83
Amerimnes, sultan of Egypt (Amerimnes 15001)
  • Asked by Alexios 1 to release the counts captured at Ramla, he let all but Gontophre (Godfrey 51), who had already been ransomed by Baldwin 51, go without payment [seriously confused] (:) Anna Komnene 343.73-79
Armenian second wife [Arda?] of Baldwin I of Jerusalem (Anonyma 4005)
  • She was in Jaffa after the second battle or Ramla, when Baldwin 51's fate was unknown, and she was terrified by the spectacle of the severed head and legs of Gerbod 26101 (who resembled Baldwin), and was thinking of flight (:) Albert of Aachen IX.8
Bardales (Anonymus 721)
  • He was sent to Amerimnes 15001 with letters and money to ransom the counts captured at the second battle of Ramla; Godfrey 51 [sic] had been ransomed by Baldwin 51, while the rest were set free by Amerimnes without a ransom, returning home via Constantinople (:) Anna Komnene 343.73-79
squire of Baldwin I (Anonymus 26151)
  • He was with Hugh 26108 the only companion of Baldwin 51 when he escaped from Ramla after the second battle and tried for more than a day to find safety (:) Albert of Aachen IX.5
Baldwin of Boulogne, Baldwin I, king of Jerusalem (Baldwin 51)
  • After defeat in the second battle of Ramla he fled, with many others, to the town of Ramla, whose defences were weak; he made a desperate escape on Gazela with Anonymus 26151 and Hugh 26108, but failed to get through the enemy to Jerusalem (:) Albert of Aachen IX.5
  • For a time he was lost, struggling in the mountains, lightly wounded; then he found his way to the coast, to Arsuf, where he was welcomed by Rorgus 26101, who held the fief of Haifa; he sent messages for help to Edessa and Antioch (:) Albert of Aachen IX.5
  • For ten days after the battle of Ramla he stayed quietly at Arsuf, but then embarked on the ship of Godric 26101 for Jaffa, flying a standard to encourage his people; the ship gave an Egyptian naval squadron the slip and reached Jaffa (:) Albert of Aachen IX.9
  • He escaped from Ramla, which was a dangerous trap; he had five companions, but some did not survive long; he could not reach either Jerusalem or the coast, but fled to the mountains on his swift horse; his escape was providential, as all but three of those left in Ramla were killed or captured (:) Fulcher of Chartres 2.19.1-2
  • After a night hiding in the mountains he emerged with two companions, hungry and thirsty, at Arsuf, fortunate that the enemy guards surrounding the town had withdrawn a little; he was welcomed joyfully, and ate and slept in safety (:) Fulcher of Chartres 2.20.1-3
  • He was fortunately reinforced by 80 knights who reached Arsuf under Hugh 4010; a message from Jerusalem made it clear that priority should be given to relieving the siege of Jaffa, so he managed to get there by ship, while Hugh and his men went by land (:) Fulcher of Chartres 2.21.1-3
Baldwin of Bourcq, Baldwin II, king of Jerusalem (Baldwin 52)
  • He received an urgent summons from Baldwin 51 for troops after the disastrous second battle of Ramla, but was too far away to send useful aid at once (:) Albert of Aachen IX.10
Gerbod of Scheldewindeke (Gerbod 26101)
  • The severed head and legs of his corpse were dressed like Baldwin 51 (whom he resembled), and used to terrify the people of Jaffa into surrendering; Anonyma 4005, who was in Jaffa, was frightened and grief-stricken, and thinking of flight (:) Albert of Aachen IX.8
Godfrey of Bouillon, duke of Lower Lorraine, first Latin ruler of Jerusalem (Godfrey 51)
  • The day after the battle outside Askalon (1099), he lost the second battle of Ramla (1102 - from which Baldwin 52 was absent), and was carried off to Egypt; he was ransomed by Baldwin; his captured counts were freed without ransom by Amerimnes 15001, at the request of Alexios 1; he then sent Baldwin to Edessa [sic, very confused] (:) Anna Komnene 342.46-343.83
Gotmann of Brussels (Gotmann 26101)
  • After the second battle of Ramla, all thought Baldwin 51 dead, and many were ready to abandon Jerusalem to the attacking Egyptians; Gotmann, who barely escaped himself, told them to wait for certain news of Baldwin, which turned out to be good (:) Albert of Aachen IX.7
Hugh of Fauquembergues (of St Omer), lord of Tiberias (Hugh 4010)
  • Being warned from Jerusalem of crisis after second Battle of Ramla, he came south with 80 knights and joined Baldwin 51 at Arsuf; after joyful greetings they went to Jaffa (: ) William of Tyre bk. 10, 21(22).32-41
Hugh of Brulis (Hugh 26108)
  • He was with Anonymus 26151 the only companion of Baldwin 51 when he escaped from Ramla after the second battle and tried for more than a day to find safety (:) Albert of Aachen IX.5
Niketas Panoukomites, envoy from Alexios I to sultan of Egypt (Niketas 15002)
  • Was sent by Alexios 1 with money to Amerimnes 15001 to negotiate for the return of western captives from the battle of Ramla; he was successful, the counts were released without ransom and sent to the west to counter propaganda against Alexios (:) μεταπεμψάμενος Νικήταν τὸν Πανουκωμίτην μετὰ χρημάτων Anna Komnene 360.32-36
Raymond of Saint-Gilles, count of Toulouse (Raymond 61)
  • He received an urgent summons from Baldwin 51 for troops after the disastrous second battle of Ramla, but was too far away to send useful aid at once (:) Albert of Aachen IX.10
Rorg(i)us, lord of Haifa (Rorgus 26101)
  • He delightedly welcomed Baldwin 51 to Arsuf after the second battle of Ramla, when all thought that the king was dead (:) Albert of Aachen IX.5
Tancred of Hauteville, nephew of Bohemond of Taranto (Tancred 61)
  • He received an urgent summons from Baldwin 51 for troops after the disastrous second battle of Ramla, but was too far away to send useful aid at once (:) Albert of Aachen IX.10