THE SIEGE OF PTOLEMAIS -SALADIN
Book VIII.. Joseph-Francois Michaud .. Illustrated by Gustave Dore

History of the Crusades

BOOK VIII SALADIN A. D. 1188 TO 1192

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THE SIEGE OF PTOLEMAIS

The roads of Galilee were covered with Mussulman soldiers coming from Damascus ; and as Saladin looked daily for the arrival of a fleet from Egypt, which would make him master of the sea, he hoped soon to be able to triumph over the Christians, and deliver Ptolemais. A few days after the victory he had gained, a great number of vessels appeared upon the sea, directing their course towards the land. Both armies were filled with hope and joy, the Mussulmans believing them to be a fleet from the ports of Damietta and Alexandria, whilst the Crusaders confidently hoped them to be a Christian armament coming to their aid. The standard of cross was soon seen floating from the the masts of the vessels, which, whilst it excited the liveliest joy in the Christians, equally depressed the Mussulmans. Two fleets from Western ports entered the road of Ptolmais. The first bore the German Crusaders, commanded by the Duke of Gueldres and the Landgrave of Thuringia, and the other warriors of Friesland and Denmark, who, after having fought the Saracens in Spain, came to defend the kingdom of Jerusalem. Conrad, Marquis of Tyre, could not remain idle while this war was going on ; he armed vessels, raised troops, and united his forces with those of the Christian army. - Book VIII

Note; page 239 Spain's Green Knight -Saladin offered up his long time prisioner the old Marquis of Montferrat to his son Conrad

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