Nobly did the flower of English chivalry withstand the shock of the French, and the prince himself and the highest nobles and simple men-at-arms fought side by side.

None gave away a foot.
In vain the French, with impetuous charges, strove to break through the mass of steel.

The spear-heads were cleft off with sword and battle-axe, and again and again men and horses recoiled from the unbroken line.
Each time the French retired the English ranks were formed anew, and as attack followed attack a pile of dead rose around them.

The Count D'Alencon and the Duke of Lorraine were among the first who fell.

The young Count of Blois, finding that he could not ride through the wall of steel, dismounted with his knights and fought his way on foot towards the banner of the Prince of Wales.