Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . endeavor to dissuadehim from this step; but he would not even give theman audience, and his order to advance was immedi-ately carried out. Sal ad in had great confidence ofvictory, could he but draw the Franks from theirposition, and bring on a general engagement; con-sequently their advance fell in completely with hiswishes and pla
Antiquities of the Orient unveiled, containing a concise description of the remarkable ruins of King Solomon's temple, and store cities ,together with those of all the most ancient and renowned cities of the East, including Babylon, Nineveh, Damascus, and Shushan . endeavor to dissuadehim from this step; but he would not even give theman audience, and his order to advance was immedi-ately carried out. Sal ad in had great confidence ofvictory, could he but draw the Franks from theirposition, and bring on a general engagement; con-sequently their advance fell in completely with hiswishes and plans. He immediately despatched nislight troops to harass the Christian army on itsmarch, and posted his main army along the highground between Tiberias and Tell Hattin. Thiswas on Friday. In the afternoon the Christian armyreached the open ground around el Ltibieh, whenimmediately a sharp engagement between the lighttroops of the two armies took place, but with noresults of importance, as the Kings soldiers were soexhausted by their long march under the scorchingBun, and suffering so much from thirst, that theymade no headway against the fierce Saracens. Pre- * But few of the military terms in use now were known at theperiod in which this battle took mmm^m^ 410 vious to making the advance, the Christians wereiilled with confidence in their superior prowess andtactics, consequently the result of the first onsetnot only astonished them, but filled them with fearand dismay ; and instead of pressing on at once, andattacking the army of Saladin, and at least breakingthrougli to the lake, where a supply of water miglitbe obtained, the king gave orders to encamp onthe rocky plain, where there was no water, and thusdeferred a general engagement until the next da3\This was a fatal step, and was said to have beencounselled by Raymond, from treachery; and, fromthe manner of his escape at the termination ofthe battle, it would appear as though there was somecollusion between him and
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