Michael Jones

And they're tough, they're independently minded, and they like the prince.

So he's got a strong army, but it's badly outnumbered.

And famously, because the prince gets the tactics right,

The French decide to use cavalry on the flanks, but fight on foot.

They are fine-tuning their approach.

But the first part of the battle goes very well.

But the army, Prince's army, is absolutely knackered.

And then they see this whole new division appearing.

Fresh troops and someone a bit like Cousin Westmoreland famously supposed to have said, oh, my God, more troops.

Someone does say the same thing.

It's all looking very bad.

But the prince, it's an extraordinary moment.

Calm in the eye of the storm.

He prays out loud and suddenly there's a flash of inspiration.

They devised.

a totally crazy spontaneous plan where they sent a small force of mounted troops around to attack from the rear.

And then the whole army, normally the English dismount and the French attack them with cavalry.

And this time the French are coming up on foot and the order is given for the entire army, including Bowman, to mount up and charge straight at the French king.

It's absolutely crazy.

It's basically putting your entire fortune on one spin of the wheel at Vegas.