three hours after noon
The sultan left the battle because he was slightly wounded , and he said to his men : `` I see that our forces are losing . I think it 's better for us to flee than to die . '' When Tirant saw the sultan and his men fleeing with their banners he rode after them and killed many of them . This battle lasted from daybreak until three hours after noon . There were so many Moors that the Christians grew weary from killing them . The captain and most of his men reached the city that formerly belonged to the Marquis of Saint George . It had been lost to the King of Egypt , and he kept it well supplied .