"I doubt whether they will leave their intrenchments," replied the admiral.

"I vow to God that with His grace they will not abide in them," rejoined the constable; and he gave orders for the most vigorous assault.

It lasted nearly three hours; the English were forced to fly at three points, and lost thirty-seven hundred men; several of their leaders were made prisoners; those who were left retired in good order; Bayeux, Avranches, Caen, Falaise, and Cherbourg fell one after the other into the hands of Charles VII.; and by the end of August, 1450, the whole of Normandy had been completely won back by France.
The conquest of Guyenne, which was undertaken immediately after that of Normandy, was at the outset more easy and more speedy.

Amongst the lords of Southern France several hearty patriots, such as John of Blois, Count of Perigord, and Arnold Amanieu, Sire d'Albret, of their own accord began the strife, and on the 1st of November, 1450, inflicted a somewhat severe reverse upon the English, near Blanquefort.

In the spring of the following year Charles VII.