The capture of al-Bara during this conflict preceded the siege of Ma'arat al-Numan, which saw the attacking side eating the dead defenders for food.
The capture of al-Bara during this conflict preceded the siege of Ma'arat al-Numan, which saw the attacking side eating the dead defenders for food. Primary chronicles of this campaign include the Gesta Francorum. In its second year, Raymond of Toulouse and Bohemond of Taranto defeated an army at Dorylaeum. It ended with the Battle of Ascalon, which saw the Fatimids defeated by Godfrey of Bouillon. Called for by Pope Urban II with the phrase "God wills it!" at the Council of Clermont, it ended with the formation of four namesake states, such as Edessa, Tripoli and Antioch. For 10 points, name this chronologically earliest in a series of campaigns to retake the Holy Land.
The capture of al-Bara during this conflict preceded the siege of Ma'arat al-Numan, which saw the attacking side eating the dead defenders for food.
First Crusade [accept equivalents]