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.And the city he caused to be pulled down, with its towers and walls; and the high palaces and richhouses to be burned and utterly destroyed.Thus was destroyed the noble city of Philippopolis, one of the threefinest cities in the empire of Constantinople.THE REGENT SETS GARRISONS IN SUCH PLACES AS HE STILL HELDNow let us leave off speaking of those who were at Philippopolis, and of Renier of Trit, who is shut up inStanimac, and return to Henry, the brother of the Emperor Baldwin, who had sojourned at Pamphyle till thebeginning of winter.Then he took council with his men and with his barons; and they decided to set a garrisonin a city called Rusium, which was situate at a place rich and fertile in the middle of the land; and the chiefsplaced over this garrison were Thierri of Loos, who was seneschal, and Thierri of Tenremonde, who wasconstable.And Henry,,the Regent of the empire, gave to them at least seven score knights, and a great manymounted sergeants, and ordered them to maintain the war against the Greeks, and to guard the marches.And he himself went with the rest of his people to the city of Bizye, and placed a garrison there; and left incommand Anseau of Cayeux, and confided to him at least six score knights, and a great many mountedsergeants.Another city, called Arcadiopolis was garrisoned by the Venetians.And the city of Napoli wasrestored by the brother of the Emperor Baldwin to Vemas, who had to wife the sister [Agnes, sister to PhilipAugustus, King of France] of the King of France, and was a Greek who sided with us; and except he, no otherGreek was on our part.And those who were in these cities maintained the war against the Greeks, and mademany forays.Henry himself returned to Constantinople with the rest of his men.Now Johannizza, the King of Wallachia and Bulgaria, though rich and of great possessions, never forgat hisown interests, but raised a great force of Comans and Wallachians.And when it came to three weeks afterChristmas, he sent these men into the land of Roumania to help those at Adrianople and Demotica; and thelatter, being now in force, grew bolder and rode abroad with the greater assurance.DEFEAT OF THE FRANKS NEAR RUSIUMThierri of Tenremonde, who was chief and constable, made a foray on the fourth day before the feast of St.Mary Candlemas (30th January 1206); and he rode all night, having six score knights with him, and leftRusium with but a small garrison.When it was dawn, he came to a village where the Comans andWallachians were encamped, and surprised them in such sort that those who were in the village were unawareof their coming.They killed a good many of the Comans and Wallachians, and captured some forty of theirhorses; and when they had done this execution, they turned back towards Rusium.THE REGENT SETS GARRISONS IN SUCH PLACES AS HE STILL HELD 63 Villehardouin: Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of ConstantinopleAnd on that very night the Comans and Wallachians had ridden forth to do us hurt; and there were some seventhousand of them.They came in the morning before Rusium, and were there a lono, space; and the garrison,which was but small, closed the gates, and mounted the walls; and the Comans and Wallachians turned back.They had not gone more than a league and a half from the city, when they met the company of the Frenchunder the command of Thierri of Tenremonde.So soon as the French saw them advancing, they formed intotheir four battalions, with intent to draw into Rusium in slow time; for they knew that if, by God's grace, theycould come thither, they would then be in safety.The Comans, and the Wallachians, and the Greeks of the land rode towards them, for they were in very greatforce.And they came upon the rear-guard, and began to harass it full sorely.Now the rear-guard was formedof the men of Thierri of Loos, who was seneschal, and had returned to Constantinople, and his brother Villainwas now in command.And the Comans and Wallachians and Greeks pressed them very hard, and woundedmany of their horses.Loud were the cries and fierce the onslaught, so that by main force and pure distressthey drove the rear-guard back on the battalion of Andrew of Urboise and John of Choisy; and in this mannerthe Franks retreated, suffering greatly.The enemy renewed their onslaught so fiercely that they drove the Franks who were nearest to them back onthe battalion of Thierri of Tenremonde, the constable.Nor was it long before they drove them back stillfurther on to the battalions led by Charles of the Frêne.And now the Franks had retreated, sore harassed, tillthey were within half a mile of Rusium [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]
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.And the city he caused to be pulled down, with its towers and walls; and the high palaces and richhouses to be burned and utterly destroyed.Thus was destroyed the noble city of Philippopolis, one of the threefinest cities in the empire of Constantinople.THE REGENT SETS GARRISONS IN SUCH PLACES AS HE STILL HELDNow let us leave off speaking of those who were at Philippopolis, and of Renier of Trit, who is shut up inStanimac, and return to Henry, the brother of the Emperor Baldwin, who had sojourned at Pamphyle till thebeginning of winter.Then he took council with his men and with his barons; and they decided to set a garrisonin a city called Rusium, which was situate at a place rich and fertile in the middle of the land; and the chiefsplaced over this garrison were Thierri of Loos, who was seneschal, and Thierri of Tenremonde, who wasconstable.And Henry,,the Regent of the empire, gave to them at least seven score knights, and a great manymounted sergeants, and ordered them to maintain the war against the Greeks, and to guard the marches.And he himself went with the rest of his people to the city of Bizye, and placed a garrison there; and left incommand Anseau of Cayeux, and confided to him at least six score knights, and a great many mountedsergeants.Another city, called Arcadiopolis was garrisoned by the Venetians.And the city of Napoli wasrestored by the brother of the Emperor Baldwin to Vemas, who had to wife the sister [Agnes, sister to PhilipAugustus, King of France] of the King of France, and was a Greek who sided with us; and except he, no otherGreek was on our part.And those who were in these cities maintained the war against the Greeks, and mademany forays.Henry himself returned to Constantinople with the rest of his men.Now Johannizza, the King of Wallachia and Bulgaria, though rich and of great possessions, never forgat hisown interests, but raised a great force of Comans and Wallachians.And when it came to three weeks afterChristmas, he sent these men into the land of Roumania to help those at Adrianople and Demotica; and thelatter, being now in force, grew bolder and rode abroad with the greater assurance.DEFEAT OF THE FRANKS NEAR RUSIUMThierri of Tenremonde, who was chief and constable, made a foray on the fourth day before the feast of St.Mary Candlemas (30th January 1206); and he rode all night, having six score knights with him, and leftRusium with but a small garrison.When it was dawn, he came to a village where the Comans andWallachians were encamped, and surprised them in such sort that those who were in the village were unawareof their coming.They killed a good many of the Comans and Wallachians, and captured some forty of theirhorses; and when they had done this execution, they turned back towards Rusium.THE REGENT SETS GARRISONS IN SUCH PLACES AS HE STILL HELD 63 Villehardouin: Memoirs or Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of ConstantinopleAnd on that very night the Comans and Wallachians had ridden forth to do us hurt; and there were some seventhousand of them.They came in the morning before Rusium, and were there a lono, space; and the garrison,which was but small, closed the gates, and mounted the walls; and the Comans and Wallachians turned back.They had not gone more than a league and a half from the city, when they met the company of the Frenchunder the command of Thierri of Tenremonde.So soon as the French saw them advancing, they formed intotheir four battalions, with intent to draw into Rusium in slow time; for they knew that if, by God's grace, theycould come thither, they would then be in safety.The Comans, and the Wallachians, and the Greeks of the land rode towards them, for they were in very greatforce.And they came upon the rear-guard, and began to harass it full sorely.Now the rear-guard was formedof the men of Thierri of Loos, who was seneschal, and had returned to Constantinople, and his brother Villainwas now in command.And the Comans and Wallachians and Greeks pressed them very hard, and woundedmany of their horses.Loud were the cries and fierce the onslaught, so that by main force and pure distressthey drove the rear-guard back on the battalion of Andrew of Urboise and John of Choisy; and in this mannerthe Franks retreated, suffering greatly.The enemy renewed their onslaught so fiercely that they drove the Franks who were nearest to them back onthe battalion of Thierri of Tenremonde, the constable.Nor was it long before they drove them back stillfurther on to the battalions led by Charles of the Frêne.And now the Franks had retreated, sore harassed, tillthey were within half a mile of Rusium [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]