Ka kammala wannan jumla: A shekara ta 1098 sojojin da suka je yaƙi da Kiristoci sun ci birnin Antakiya kuma suka yi nasara wajen karya wani hari da Turkawa suka kai musu. Bayan wannan, ayyukan Gouffier sun fi kyau a rubuce a cikin tushe. Ya taimaka kama wani gari da ake kira "Talamania", mai yiwuwa al-Bara, kuma ya kasance mai mahimmanci a cikin
Siege na Ma'arra a cikin Disamba 1098. A yammacin ranar 11 ga Disamba Gouffier ya hau kan ganuwar Ma'arra, tare da sauran 'yan giciye da yawa waɗanda tsanin ya karye a ƙarƙashin nauyin su.