. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . foot all told. Albert grossly exaggerates theweakness of the Franks in all his account. But Godfreys corpsmay have been smaller than the rest^we are told at least that ^ The original design, according to Raymond, was to make four grand divisions—(i) North-French, Flemings, and Normans ; (2) Lorrainers and Burgundians; (3)Aquitanians and Proven9als ; (4) Sicilian and Apulian Normans (Raymond, p. 283).Each grand division was composed of duo ordines duplices, two corps intwo lines, one of foot and one
. A history of the art of war, the middle ages from the fourth to the fourteenth century . foot all told. Albert grossly exaggerates theweakness of the Franks in all his account. But Godfreys corpsmay have been smaller than the rest^we are told at least that ^ The original design, according to Raymond, was to make four grand divisions—(i) North-French, Flemings, and Normans ; (2) Lorrainers and Burgundians; (3)Aquitanians and Proven9als ; (4) Sicilian and Apulian Normans (Raymond, p. 283).Each grand division was composed of duo ordines duplices, two corps intwo lines, one of foot and one of horsemen. So there were to be eight corpsin all. ^ Raymond of Toulouse should have shared the command of this wing withthe bishop, but was left behind in Antioch to observe the citadel with two hundredknights. He was too sick to ride that day. ^ All this array is given with reservations; there may be, and probably are, faultsin it. But the divergences of the chroniclers only allow us to give probabilities. PLATE VII mmm Aj^^^ Siege AND Battle of A\NlTrHOjtHL •# 1098] ANTIOCH: ADVANCE OF THE CRUSADERS 283 Bohemunds corps was much larger,^ Yet it would be hazardousto put the full force of the army wdiich marched out at morethan from twenty-five thousand to thirty thousand men, ofwhich one tenth, perhaps, may have been mounted. We knowthat the divisions in the front line covered, when deployed, afront of over two miles. Allowing for intervals between thecorps, this would require twenty-one thousand foot-soldiers sixdeep; the formation is not likely to have been thinner than thatdepth, as the infantry were known to be unsteady, and could nothave been trusted to stand firm if arrayed only in three or fourranks. Adding a few thousands more for Bohemunds corps andthe cavalry, we may reach thirty thousand altogether. Kerbogas camp lay to the north-east of Antioch, under thehills which rise abruptly two miles beyond the Orontes. TheCrusaders were resolved to ma
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