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On June 28, 1119, Ilghazi's Turco-Syrian army destroyed the Antiochene army at the [[Battle of Ager Sanguinis]]. After his great victory, the Muslim leader's army captured a number of strongholds in the Latin principality, but more might have been achieved. "The failure of Il Ghazi to profit from his major victory ... was due not only to his own subsequent and prolonged drunkenness, but to the scattering of his forces in search of plunder."<ref>Smail, p 74</ref>
As soon as he heard the news, King Baldwin brought a force north from his [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] to rescue Antioch. On the way, he picked up a contingent from the [[County of Tripoli]] under [[Pons of Tripoli|Count Pons]]. Baldwin assembled the remnants of Antioch's army and added them to his own soldiers. Then he moved toward [[Zardana|Zerdana]], 65 kilometers east-southeast of Antioch, which was besieged by Ilghazi. While camped at the [[Tell Danith]] watering point, Baldwin found out that Zerdana had fallen. Accordingly, the Crusaders prepared to retreat to the stronghold of [[Berjhab|Hab]], c. 25 kilometers southwest of
==Battle==
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