One army in this conflict under Folkmar was destroyed at Nistra, and forces under William of Aquitaine suffered a similar fate.
One army in this conflict under Folkmar was destroyed at Nistra, and forces under William of Aquitaine suffered a similar fate. Early leaders included Walter Sansavoir, and internal strife arose when Tancred deserted Raymond of St. Giles. In one battle, knights under Bohemond of Taranto swarmed over the enemy walls to open the Gates of St. George. However, its unwilling direct instigators were envoys sent to the Council of Piacenza, and in the Princes' phase of this campaign, Kerbogha was defeated at Antioch. FTP, identify this campaign to recapture the Holy Land called at the Council of Clermont in 1095 by Pope Urban II.
One army in this conflict under Folkmar was destroyed at Nistra, and forces under William of Aquitaine suffered a similar fate.
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