Joscelin took armies of Jerusalem & Antioch to rescue Baldwin II; but Kharpurt had fallen

Summary:
After three days in Jerusalem, Joscelin of Edessa took the army of Jerusalem northwards with the True Cross, which had already been sent on to Tripoli. He combined the armies of Jerusalem and of Antioch, in the hope of reaching Kharpurt in time to save Baldwin II from returning to captivity. But at Tell Bashir they learned that they were too late: Kharpurt had fallen, and so their quest was fruitless. Joscelin used the two armies to make a sharp raid on Aleppo for four days, destroying everything outside the walls, but then had to withdraw for lack of food. Joscelin then sent the troops from Jerusalem back southwards, where they made a raid across the Jordan and gained extensive booty before reaching home, and putting the True Cross back in its place 
Dates:
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Joscelin I of Courtenay, count of Edessa (Joscelin 4001)
  • With army of Jerusalem increased by that of Antioch rushed back to Tell Bashir to save Baldwin 52, but there discovered that Kharpurt had fallen; since it was pointless to continue, the army went home, making brief, successful raids (: ) William of Tyre bk. 12, 20.19-39
  • He spent three days in Jerusalem, then took the army of Jerusalem back to the north; the True Cross had already been sent ahead to Tripoli; at Antioch he added the local army to his forces, moving at all speed in the hope of saving Kharpurt and Baldwin 52; at Tell Bashir they learned they were too late (:) Fulcher of Chartres 3.24.15-3.25.1
  • In order to achieve something, he made a sharp, four-day raid on Aleppo, destroying everything outside the walls, but then had to leave for lack of food; the army of Jerusalem, sent back southwards, gained a good deal of booty in a raid across the Jordan, before reaching home and replacing the True Cross (:) Fulcher of Chartres 3.25.2-3