Certainty: 3 Letter of pope Gregory VII to William of Burgundy, on an eastern expedition Certainty: 3
1095
Certainty: 2 Large numbers of prominent men soon took the cross for the First Crusade Certainty: 2
1096
Certainty: 2 Raymond set out from Toulouse, & travelled via Dalmatia to Pelagonia Certainty: 2
1097
Certainty: 3 Raymond of Toulouse after angry hostility to Alexios I became his closest ally Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Early arrivals among the crusaders moved on towards Nicaea Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusader forces reached Nicaea: position of contingents in the siege Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Kilic Arslan I of Nicaea approached his besieged city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Kilic Arslan I arrived & fought a battle in which he failed to relieve his city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Siege of Nicaea Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Battle of Dorylaion, stage 2: arrival of second army led to a crusader victory
As Bohemond's half of the army was in difficulties, the cavalry of the other half appeared, led by Godfrey of Bouillon and his brothers Baldwin and Eustace, Raymond of Toulouse and Hugh of Vermandois, who had all galloped off at great speed as soon as they heard of the problem. Hugh was the first to arrive, and began to turn the tide of battle. The struggle was taken up by Robert of Flanders, and then decisive blows were struck by Duke Godfrey, but were limited by a nearby mountain. Finally Hugh and Godfrey scaled the the mountain and were joined by Raymond of Toulouse to clear the enemy from it, so that they were fleeing all over the field. The battle lasted from the second to the eighth hour of day, and ended in a crusader victory. Kilic Arslan's army, especially in cavalry, was far larger than that of the crusaders. His losses were both more numerous and more prominent than those of the crusaders, who mainly lost common people. Adhemar and the clerics did much to raise morale, while the following specially distinguished themselves in the fighting: Baldwin of Boulogne, Baldwin of Bourcq, Baldwin of Mons, Galo of Calvo Monte, Gaston of Bearn, Gerard of Quierzy (who ran through a powerful Turk), Rainald of Beauvais, Thomas of La Fere, Walo of Chaumont, Ruthard son of Godfrey, Gaston of Beziers and Rodolph [Hugh of Vermandois was probably the first to attack from the second division of the army, though he is also reported to have been in the first; Robert of Flanders is sometimes recorded as playing the role generally assigned to Robert of Normandy in the first division, though its is implied elsewhere that he was one of those galloping up from the second. This account owes much to that of Ralph of Caen, the most detailed but also the most poetic of medieval versions.]
Certainty: 3 Godfrey of Bouillon injured by a bear at Antioch in Pisidia Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Severe illness of Raymond of Toulouse Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Main crusader army rested at Mar'ash Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusaders arrived at Antioch: positions of contingents in siege Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Foraging & ambushes during the siege of Antioch Certainty: 3
1098
Certainty: 3 A moral crusade among the besiegers coincided with an improvement in Duke Godfrey's health Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Vain ambush by defenders of Antioch to seize building materials coming from St Symeon Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Two castles completed the blockade of Antioch, preventing large-scale importation of food Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Money, horses, weapons & supplies sent from Edessa to the besiegers of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 2 Leaders of the besiegers established themselves in surrounding areas to gain food Certainty: 2
Certainty: 3 Assembly of crusading chiefs decided to try to capture Antioch, not go to meet Kerbogha Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Poverty & squabbles in the siege of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Bohemond revealed his negotiations over the surrender of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Surrender of Antioch by treachery to Bohemond; sack of the city Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The Franks now defending Antioch beat off attacks from the citadel Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Hunger & despair during the siege of Antioch by Kerbogha Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Peter Bartholomew found the holy lance that pierced Christ's side Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Numbered divisions of the crusaders in the attack from Antioch against Kerbogha Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Victorious attack on the army of Kerbogha outside Antioch, which broke up in panic Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The end of the battle for Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Arrangements made for government of Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Epidemic in Antioch: death of the papal representative Adhemar of Le Puy Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Crusaders supported the emir of 'Azaz against his overlord, Ridwan of Aleppo Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Consolidation of crusader power around Antioch Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Capture by crusaders of Albara & Ma'arrat al-Nu'man, with slaughter of whole population Certainty: 3
1099
Certainty: 3 Raymond of Toulouse set out from Ma'arrat al-Nu'man for Jerusalem Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 Beginning of siege of Arqah Certainty: 3
Certainty: 3 The crusaders who had not gone to Arqah set out southwards from Laodikeia Certainty: 3