 Raymond had the largest contingent of about 8,500 infantry and 1,200 cavalry.The princes arrived in Constantinople with little food and expected provisions and help from Alexios.Alexios was understandably suspicious after his experiences with the People's Crusade, and also because the knights included his old Norman enemy, Bohemond, who had invaded Byzantine territory on numerous occasions with his father, Robert Guiscard, and may have even attempted to organize an attack on Constantinople while encamped outside the city.