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Phillip , however , persisted , and made his way into the melee , where he fought for some time with extreme courage , until almost all around him were slain , the royal standard bearer killed , and himself wounded in two places . John of Hainault then seized his bridle exclaiming `` Come away , sire , it is full time ; do not throw your life away foolishly ; if you have lost this day you will win another , '' and so almost forced the unwilling king from the field . Phillip , accompanied by the lords of Montmorency , Beaujeu , Aubigny , and Mansault , with John of Hainault , and sixty men-at-arms , rode to the Castle of Broye , and there halted for a few hours . At midnight he again set out , and in the morning arrived safely at Amiens . The Black Prince held his station until night without yielding a single step to all the efforts of the French . Gradually , however , the assailants became less and less numerous , the banners disappeared , and the shouts of the leaders and the clang of arms died away , and the silence which prevailed over the field at once announced that the victory was complete and the enemy in full flight . An immense number of torches were now lighted through the English lines , and the king , quitting for the first time his station on the hill , came down to embrace his gallant son .