The Battle of Brighton 1377 by Leonard James

Author:Leonard James [James, Leonard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bretwalda Books
Published: 2014-08-05T00:00:00+00:00

Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight managed to hold out against the French raiders, but the rest of the island was pillaged and the local authorities were persuaded at swordpoint to pay the raiders a large sum of cash to go away without burning every building to the ground.

On a day when Viennes was absent and another French knight was in charge of the siege, Tyrell decided that the time had come to teach the French a lesson. Keeping his preparations hidden from French view, Tyrell mustered his men for a sally. First local knight Sir Peter de Heyno, who lived at Stenbury, offered to shoot the French commander. He fetched what he called his “silver bow” and stood at an arrowslit until the French knight came within sight. Pulling his bow back to its maximum bend, Heyno let loose. His arrow flew true, struck the French man in the chest and knocked him from his horse.

That was the signal Tyrell had been waiting for. The castle gates were thrown open and the English soldiers streamed out. A short, but savage battle followed that saw the besieging French overwhelmed by the sudden onslaught. Tyrell had brought lit torches and kindling with him, so he was quickly able to set fire to the French siege engines and made sure that they were well alight before pulling his men back into the castle.

When he heard of the sally, Viennes realised that he was not going to gain much more from the Isle of Wight. Calling Tyrell “a dangerous serpent”, he abandoned the siege and marched his men back on board the ships. It was now 21 August.

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