Identifier: saladinfallofkin00lane (find matches)
Title: Saladin and the fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931
Subjects: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, 1137-1193
Publisher: London Putnam
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
s in.But meanwhile the enemy had noted the weakeningof Saladins centre, and seizing the opportunity ad-vanced upon it in strength, horse and foot keepingsolidly together. When they came to close quarters,the infantry opened out, the knights rode through,and delivered the full shock of a mailed charge uponthe Saracens. The brunt of this heavy attack fellupon the men from Diyar-Bekr, who broke in dis-order and fled from the field : they were next heardfrom at the bridge by the Lake of Galilee, well ontheir way to Damascus ! The knights, hot-headedand undisciplined as ever, pursued the flying enemyup the headquarters hill, rummaged the camp, andentered Saladins tent, where the fiery Count de Bardisported himself in triumph. Looking round, theydiscovered that their charge had not been supported,and that they were separated from their friends.They had now to get back as best they could. Sal-adins left had been untouched, and still stood firm.He rallied what remained of his centre, and held
Text Appearing After Image:
THE BATTLE OF ACRE, OCT. 4, 1189. (FROM OMANS ART OF WAR,) 11891 Battk °f Acre. 263 them tight in hand till the victorious Franks werepassing on their return from his camp ; then withhis famous battle-cry of Ydla-l-Islam he hurled hiswhole force on their rear, calling up his right and hisleft wings to join in the general charge, whilst thegarrison of Acre made a well-timed sortie. The re-sult was the utter rout of the enemy. Seeing theircomrades running, the other divisions were seizedwith panic and fled to their camp on the hill, wherethey just managed to beat off their pursuers.* In the tumult the King himself rescued his rival,Conrad of Montferrat, from imminent danger. An-drew of Brienne, the pink of chivalry, was slainwhilst rallying his comrades, in the very sight ofhis brother, who left him to his fate. A trooper sawJames of Avesnes thrown from his charger andin utmost jeopardy ; he gave him his own horse toescape on, and by his own death nobly saved hislords life. But the mos

Note About Images