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The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)

CHAPTER XVI
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329, 350.] At this moment, Sir John Fastolf, at the head of the main body, was preparing to join the vanguard.

Feeling the French cavalry at his heels, he gave spur and at full gallop led his men on to Lignerolles.
When those of the white standard saw him arriving thus in rout, they thought he had been defeated.

They took fright, abandoned the edge of the wood, rushed into the thickets of Climat-du-Camp and in great disorder came out on the Paris road.

With the main body of the army, Sir John Fastolf pushed on in the same direction.

There was no battle.
Marching over the bodies of Talbot's archers, the French threw themselves on the English, who were as dazed as a flock of sheep and fell before the foe without resistance.


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