Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 454
attempted to destroy him in open battle. Wil-liam met them on the bleak plains east of Caen,and soon showed them he was a valiant soldieras well as a swift-footed fugitive. The battle named Val-es-Dunes, which wasfought on August 10, 1047, is the turning-point ous profession for the good bishop,… … of young Williams life. He came out of thefight not only as a victorious general, but asa knight of prowess. No man could hence-forward afford to despise the youthful Duke ofNormandy. The fight was a bloody one, andthe flying rebels were ruthlessly destroyed. Somany were drowned in trying to cross…
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