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This chapter focuses on Gerard of Ridefort, master of the entire Templar Order. It describes how Gerard dominated the chain of command and brook no opposition, outranking and outshouting every other knight on the field. It discusses Gerard's well-deserved reputation for arrogance and overweening sense of entitlement and colossal self-belief, which was famous across Europe for its pride and fanaticism. The chapter talks about the battle of the Spring of the Cresson as the archetypical crusader battle, encapsulating both the best and worst approach to war. It analyzes how Gerard lost the battle and some of the kingdom's best warriors at Cresson and then the repeat of his appalling performance a few weeks after on a far larger scale. |
