By mid-November, the Crusaders were finally able to experience some success by capturing the lightly defended port town of St. Symeon, which lay on the coast a half day’s march from Antioch. Rodrigo and the others had to bide their time with camp duties, as they were expressly f*******n to take part in the attack and had been ordered to stay put after Adhemar had been informed of Jean’s injury. Rodrigo’s frustration continued to grow as they spent their days attending to the mundane duties of camp life while their food and supplies slowly dwindled and their leaders sat idle.
Ships were dispatched to Europe and the Byzantine Empire with urgent messages that the Crusader army was in dire need of supplies. Foraging parties, under heavy guard after what had happened at the river, continued to
