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On the third day after this, Bohemund and the Count of St. Gilles, on their way back, sent word to the princes of the army to meet them, intending together to besiege the gate.
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Then the Count of St. Gilles and the Bishop of Puy took counsel together as to how they might have undermined a certain tower which was opposite their tents.
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To these in such fearful straits there suddenly appeared the standards of the larger army; in the front rode Hugh the Great, and the Duke of Lorraine, but the Count of St. Gilles, as well as the venerable Bishop of Puy, were following.
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The greater army, namely, Raymond, Count of St. Gilles, the most learned Bohemund, Duke Godfrey, and the other princes, entered the land of Armenia, raging and thirsting after the blood of the Turks.
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The Bishop of Puy also followed them with his army, and the Count of St. Gilles after them with the great host.
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The Count of St. Gilles located himself on the south, on Mount Zion, near the church of St. Mary, the mother of the Lord, where Christ once supped with His disciples.
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This gate was besieged on that very day-the Sabbath after the Ascension of the Lord-by the Count of St. Gilles and the Bishop of Puy.
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So one hundred men from the army of Raymond, Count of St. Gilles, under Raymond Piletus, Achard of Montemerle, and William of Sabran, left camp in the early dawn and started confidently toward Joppa.
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By common agreement, therefore, Bohemund and the Count of St. Gilles went to the coast to fetch those who were staying there.
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However, since the latter delayed for a short time, Bohemund and the Count of St. Gilles were beaten and put to flight.
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