. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . even sleep was impossible,for the Turks came close in under cover of the darkness, andkept up a constant shower of arrows into the camp. They alsofired the dry grass to windward of the Crusaders, so thatstifling clouds of smoke were drifting over it all night. Godfed the Christians with the bread of tears, and gave them todrink without stint of the cup of repentance, till the dawn oftribulation came again. ^ The Saracens were not much moreeasy in their minds than their enemies : with the lake at theirbac
. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . even sleep was impossible,for the Turks came close in under cover of the darkness, andkept up a constant shower of arrows into the camp. They alsofired the dry grass to windward of the Crusaders, so thatstifling clouds of smoke were drifting over it all night. Godfed the Christians with the bread of tears, and gave them todrink without stint of the cup of repentance, till the dawn oftribulation came again. ^ The Saracens were not much moreeasy in their minds than their enemies : with the lake at theirback and the formidable Christian army still intact, they hadmany qualms of spirit when the fight was renewed on themorning of Friday, June 4.^ King Guy had once more ranged his army in order, with thesame divisions as he had drawn up on the previous day—theCount of Tripoli in front, the military Orders in the from his original route, he now ordered the march to ^ Ralph of Coggeshall, p. 223. 3id. p. 224. ^ Boha-ed-din, p, 94. PLATE X. LocalitBattle of TIBERIAS I OF LI LEE below Sea Level.) Scale Hiia BATTLE OF ACREOct 4.*1189^ Christians: [:;^ Horse i^FootTurks: ACR Guy B. G>nrad of Montfen-at. C. Lewis of Tliurin^ia. D. Master of the Templara . & Egyptians G.■Syrians a Miles ■.■$m
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