Gerard [Gerard of Avesnes] exposed on the Ramparts of Arsur [Arsuf] The First Siege of Arsuf, originally Apollonia, took place in the First Crusade. It was carried out by Godfrey of Bouillon after the city failed to pay a previously agreed tribute. The attempt to capture the city in 1099 failed for want of ships. Plate XXXII from the book Story of the crusades. with a magnificent gallery of one hundred full-page engravings by the world-renowned artist, Gustave Doré [Gustave Dore] by Boyd, James P. (James Penny), 1836-1910. Published in Philadelphia 1892

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