Bohemund of Otranto3 June 1098
Antioch falls after 9 months
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Antioch falls after 9 months
Godfrey takes part in the capture of Antioch. When the Crusaders finally took the city, they decided that their oaths to Alexius had been breached and were no longer in effect. Bohemond, the first to enter the city gates, claimed the prize for himself. A Muslim force under Kerbogha, from the city of Mosul, arrived and battled the Crusaders, but the Christians finally defeated these Islamic troops
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