. "prolonged siege" . . "vanquished" . "Byzantine reconquest" . . "came under Byzantine attack" . "campaign" . . . . "assault on Crete" . . . . . "Crete" . "Relief force: ~40,000 men (Leo the Deacon)" . "Garrison of Chandax" . "Siege of Chandax" . . "Byzantine Empire" . . . "stormed Chandax" . "reconquest of Crete" . . . "reclaimed Crete" . . . "Byzantine conquest of Crete" . "Byzantinevictory" . . "Emirate of Crete" . . . "siege of Chandax" . "Siege of Chandax" . "Unknown, possibly ~34,000 men" . "Chandax, Siege of" . "0961-03-06" . "the reconquest" . .