Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2: Or, Memoirs of the Life and Character of Henry the Fifth, as Prince of Wales and King of EnglandTyler, James Endell
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Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2: Or, Memoirs of the Life and Character of Henry the Fifth, as Prince of Wales and King of England
Tyler, James Endell
Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422
"When some of the enemy's foreranks were slain, those behind
pressed over the dead, and others again falling on them were
immediately put to death; and near Henry's banners so large was
the pile of corpses, and of those who were thrown upon them, that
the English stood on heaps which exceeded a man's height, and
felled their adversaries below with swords and axes. And when, at
length, for the space of two or three hours, that powerful body
of the first ranks had been broken through and crushed to pieces,
and the rest were forced to fly, our men began to move those
heaps, and to separate the living from the dead. And behold,
suddenly, with what angry dispensation of Providence it is not
known, (nescitur in qua ira Dei,) a shout is made that the
cavalry of the enemy in an overwhelming and fresh body were
rallying, and forming themselves to attack our men, few in
number, and worn out with fatigue. And the captives, without any
respect of persons, (except the Dukes of Orleans and Bourbon, and
certain other illustrious men, and a few besides,) were put the
sword, to prevent their becoming our ruin in the approaching
struggle. And, after a little while, the enemy, (by the
Almighty's will,) having tasted the sharpness of our arrows, and
seeing that our King was approaching them, left us a field of
blood, with chariots and many other carriages filled (p. 178)
with provisions and weapons, lances and bows."
Jean Le Fevre, Seigneur de St. Remy, who was also an eye-witness,
being present in the English camp, records the event, and his own
opinion of it, thus:
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