Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 94
As our people were preparing for an assault, the Greeks within the city asked to negotiate for capitulation. But while they thus negotiated, the men of the host effected an entrance into the city...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 93
When they reached Selymbria, a city which is two days’ journey from Constantinople, and belonged to the Emperor Baldwin, Henry his brother set there a garrison of his people, and they rode with the...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 92
But tidings had come to them, as to the others, that the emperor had been defeated, so they turned to go to Rodosto, and came to encamp at Cartopolis, the village where Henry, the...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 91
And those on board the five ships, who in the morning were to give their answer to Geoffry the Marshal and to the Doge of Venice, so soon as they saw the day, they...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 90
Thus did the host escape from Adrianople, as you have heard. Then was a council held in the city of Rodosto; and it seemed to the council that Constantinople was in greater jeopardy than...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 89
When they saw the host coming, they ran to their arms nght nimbly, for they thought we were the Greeks. So they armed themselves, and sent to know what people we were, when their...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 88
Retreat of the CrusadersThus they waited till it was night; and when it was night the Doge of Venice left the camp, as had been arranged, and Geoffry the Marshal formed the rear-guard. And...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 87
The Crusaders Raise the Siege of AdrianopleWhen Geoffry the Marshal of Champagne, who was keeping guard at one of the gates of the cityo , saw this he issued from the camp as soon...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 86
So they passed that night till the Thursday morning in Easter week, when they heard mass and ate their dinner. And the Comans ran up to their tents, and a cry arose, and they...
Memoirs or Chronicle of the Fourth Crusade part 85
Now because of the dearth of provisions, Count Louis of Blois and Chartres went foraging on Palm Sunday. With him went Stephen of Perche, brother of Count Geoffry of Perche, and Renaud of Montmirail,...