▁uncle ' s ▁cause . ▁ ▁William ▁of ▁Ville hard ou in ▁respond ed ▁by ▁what ▁William ▁Miller ▁described ▁as ▁" rest less ▁activity ": ▁he ▁un success fully ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁Ven et ian ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Cor on , ▁and ▁led ▁a ▁ra id ▁into ▁Att ica , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁nearly ▁captured , ▁before ▁resol ving ▁on ▁launch ing ▁a ▁full - scale ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁de ▁la ▁Ro che ▁domains . ▁His ▁army ▁assemble d ▁at ▁Nik li , ▁crossed ▁the ▁Ist hm us ▁of ▁Cor inth , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁pass ▁of ▁Mount ▁K ary di , ▁on ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁Meg ara ▁to ▁The bes , ▁his ▁army ▁decis ively ▁defeated ▁the ▁coal ition ▁army . ▁Guy ▁de ▁la ▁Ro che ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁bar ons ▁fled ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁found ▁refuge ▁in ▁the ▁cit adel ▁of ▁The bes . ▁William ▁of ▁Ville hard ou in ▁followed ▁after ▁them ▁and ▁prepared ▁to ▁lay ▁sie ge ▁to ▁the ▁city , ▁but ▁rel ented ▁after ▁the ▁Latin ▁arch bishop ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁nobles ▁ple aded ▁to ▁show ▁rest raint ▁and ▁end ▁the ▁conflict . ▁After ▁extract ing ▁a ▁p ledge ▁by ▁Guy ▁de ▁la ▁Ro che ▁to ▁appear ▁before ▁the ▁Ach ae an ▁High ▁Court , ▁the ▁assembly ▁of ▁the ▁Ach ae an ▁bar ons , ▁and ▁be ▁jud ged , ▁William ' s ▁troops ▁with d rew . ▁ ▁The ▁High ▁Court ▁quickly ▁assemble d ▁at ▁Nik li . ▁Guy ▁de ▁la ▁Ro che