The force was headed by the King's most trusted lieutenants, including the Prince of Wales; Henry, duke of Lancaster; the earls of Northampton and Warwick; and Sir Walter Mauny; all men who had been responsible for many of the English military successes in the preceding two decades.

The English left the vicinity of Paris after laying waste to the countryside, and marched towards the French cathedral city of Chartres.

One described it as "a foul day, full of myst and hayle, so that men dyed on horseback [sic].”[1] Tents were torn apart by the fierce wind and baggage trains were strewn around.

Shortly after the freak storm, the next day, Androuin de La Roche arrived at the English camp with peace proposals.

[5] That day Edward began the withdrawal of his army from the gates of Chartres, effectively ending the one-day siege of the town.