“When he arrived at the hill, he knew that he did not need to go any further.
“This resolve seemed out of place, given that he would be facing a force about twice as large as his own. Furthermore, he was far from home. Although the campaign was one of invasion (or, for him, reclamation), his strategy for this battle would be a defensive one.
“His battle lines selected, there was but one further task to complete. To round out the field commanders in his army, he opted to knight his sixteen-year-old son, and to entrust him with an entire wing of the force, one division of the three. After today, he would be notorious: his appellation ‘The Black Prince’ signified his fearsome attire and military prowess.”
In a recent commentary, Brother Leo Camurati, O.P., reflected on the similarities between the 1346 battle in Crécy with Jesus’ manifestation of divine power in His encounters during His earthly life.
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