[Saint George for England by G. A. Henty]@TWC D-Link bookSaint George for England CHAPTER XX: POITIERS 14/20
Bear on my banner.
God and St. George be with us!" The horses of the English force were all held in readiness by their attendants close in their rear.
Every man sprang into his saddle, and with levelled lances the army bore down the hill against the enemy, while the Captal De Buch forced his way through the struggling ranks of the French to join them. To these two parties were opposed the whole of the German cavalry, the division of the Dauphin, now thinned by flight, and a strong force under the Constable de Brienne, Duke of Athens.
The first charge of the English was directed against the Germans, the remains of the marshal's forces, and that commanded by the Constable.
The two bodies of cavalry met with a tremendous shock, raising their respective war-cries, "Denis Mount Joye!" and "St.George Guyenne!" Lances were shivered, and horses and men rolled over, but the German horse was borne down in every direction by the charge of the English chivalry.
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