An Achaean counterattack was repulsed by Venetian pike-wielding infantry sallying forth and defeating the famed Achaean cavalry before the city's walls. At some point, the anti-Achaean league was also joined by Geoffrey of Briel, deemed "the best soldier in all the realm of Romania [i.e.
Venetian infantry, armed with pikes, repelled an Achaean counterattack and then defeated the Achaean cavalry before the city's defenses. Later, Geoffrey of Briel, known as "the best soldier in all Romania," joined the anti-Achaean league.