A Christian defeat was crushing and entire; the knights died as they stood, and defeat meant annihilation.

Upon the other hand, the Saracens and Bedouins, when they felt that their efforts to win the battle were unsuccessful, felt no shame or humiliation in scattering like sheep.

On their fleet horses and in their light attire they could easily distance the Christians, who never, indeed, dreamed of pursuing them.

The day after the fight the enemy would collect again under their chiefs, and be as ready as before to renew their harassing warfare.
On his return from the field the king assembled many of his principal knights and leaders, and summoned the Earl of Evesham, with the message that he was to bring his esquire with him.

When they reached the tent the king said: "My lords, as some of you may be aware, I have this day had a narrow escape from death.