Assertion: country's population | /r/CapableOf | try to defend the city
Facets:
value: against the crusaders
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in vain
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: During the siege of Jerusalem by the First Crusade in 1099, the Jewish inhabitants of the city fought side by side with the Fatimid garrison and the Muslim population who tried in vain to defend the city against the Crusaders.