After 'Azaz, once the truce had been broken, Baldwin made a successful raid on Damascus. He thoroughly ruined three of the richest villages there, and returned with as much booty as he could carry; this he distributed according to the established rules. As he reached home, he heard that a new Egyptian army had arrived at Askalon, by their garrision rotation system. He provoked the inexperienced soldiers to come out and attack, then drove them back from ambush with great ferocity, nearly penetrating inside Askalon. An important victory was won, but no booty, as people had concealed their animals