His arrangement of the army after 'Ayn Tab was designed to surround the unarmed marchers, especially the women and children, with a protection of armed men; he was at the front to direct the march, Raymond of Tripoli and Humphrey of Toron formed the rearguard, with the strongest forces, and the Antiochenes were on both flanks. All day he led the Christian force through constant attacks and showers of missiles, made worse by the heat and dust of August. Nur al-Din had drawn up his army in two columns, one each side of the Christians. Near Joha, at dusk, the Turks moved back, and Baldwin was informed by Humphrey of Toron that they had no more provisions, and would leave. His information came on the battlefield from the retainer of a powerful Turkish noble, with whom he was bound in close fraternal alliance. The marchers faced no more trouble and they soon reached areas under Christian control; Baldwin went on to Antioch. Nur al-Din realised that the Edessene strongholds were now garrisoned by Byzantines with no Latin stiffening, so he first harried them, then sent larger forces to capture them. In a year he had taken them all [William of Tyre ignores the role played by Masud of Ikonion in capturing the fortresses, and (from other evidence) probably shortens the time-scale]