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DISPATCH #038
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The Blind King Who Charged Into Certain Death

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At the Battle of Crécy in 1346, King John of Bohemia was completely blind, but when the French army began to collapse, he refused to flee. Instead, he ordered his knights to tie their horses to his and lead him straight into battle. What happened next became one of the most legendary last stands in medieval history.

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