On June 28, 1098, Bohemond, the leader of the Christian army of the First Crusade, decided to attack Emir Kerbogha of Mosul's larger army that was besieging Antioch. Kerbogha had around 75,000 men compared to the Crusaders' smaller force. However, at the critical moment the emirs abandoned Kerbogha, surprising him. Instead of the weak army Kerbogha expected, he found a large, unified Christian force that defeated his divided troops, forcing him to retreat back to Mosul as a broken man and allowing the Crusaders to capture Antioch.

1. FIRST CRUSADE
What Happened on June 28, 1098?

2. Emir Kerbogha of Mosul was a
feared enemy of the crusades.

3. because he had approx 75,000 men in his
army

4. which was way more powerful than the
crusades army, and Emir was also trying to
capture the Antioch.

5. Antioch was an ancient Greco-Roman
city which lie near the modern city
of Antakya, Turkey.

6. On 28 June, when Bohemond, the leader of
the Christian army decided to attack, the
Emirs decided to humble Kerbogha and they
abandoned him at the critical moment.

7. Kerbogha was taken by surprise because the
information he had received was of a weak,
disorganized Christian army.

8. Instead, he found himself facing a motivated,
unified Christian army so large that
Kerbogha's strategy of dividing his own forces
was ineffective.

9. He had to retreat, and returned to Mosul a
broken man.