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SIR JOHN FROISSART Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.2

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SIR JOHN FROISSART
Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.2
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march to them, for we mull fight whatever he the confequeuces.' • Upon which, he advanced with his battalion. Sir Eufiace received the attack of this battalion in fuch a manner, that he broke it and threw it into confufion. At the firft (hock, he unhorfed up-wards of forty, and would have completely routed them, if the fécond battalion of the French had not # immediately moved forward to their afliftance, who, having rallied them, collefted all the ftragglers to-gether. Upon this, the Englilh archers began to ufe their bows, and fo well, that none dared to come within the reach of their arrows. The third battalion of the French now advanced on their flank, to fupport the other two ; and the engage-ment was very (harp and bloody, but the French were three to one. Sir Epftace ftruck to the ground four of the moft vigorous of his enemies with the fpear he had in his hand; which was no fooner perceived by fir Broquart de Fetieftrages, than he flung his lance • over the heads of all thofe that were between him and _ fir Euftace; and, hitting him on the vifor of his helmet, it penetrated through, and broke three of his teeth : this, however, did not prevent fir Euftace from continuing the combat. The Englilh had the advantage of the hill, and they kept fo clofely together that they could not be broken : the French were on horfeback, the Eng-lifli on foot. The archers had retreated, in a battalion by themfelves, to fomewhat higher ground, and ihot G g 2 brifkly 451


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