Army of the Wolf
“Where before there had been wild gusts and a constant howling there was now silence. The sun shone and the temperature rose as kestrels, marsh harriers and warblers swooped over the river and the crusader camp. The level of the Dvina was still high, swollen with meltwater, but at least the current was steady rather than raging and so Master Thaddeus sent out riverboats to reconnoitre the opposite side of the river, which was around two and half thousand yards away. They returned with news that ...the extent of the Semgallian camp had increased markedly, which meant that a bridgehead would have to be established in the face of enemy opposition.
Such an eventuality had been prepared for, however, with the stockpiling of dozens of riverboats along the northern riverbank, the vessels having been hauled inland during the winter months to save them being crushed by ice and swept away by the spring meltwaters. By the time March was drawing to a close the bishop’s army had three hundred riverboats to transport its soldiers across the river.MoreLess
Such an eventuality had been prepared for, however, with the stockpiling of dozens of riverboats along the northern riverbank, the vessels having been hauled inland during the winter months to save them being crushed by ice and swept away by the spring meltwaters. By the time March was drawing to a close the bishop’s army had three hundred riverboats to transport its soldiers across the river.MoreLess
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