Simon de Montfort assembled his forces at Fletching, six miles north of Lewes, before his surprise attack on Henry III. The overnight march from Fletching across the Weald, beginning before dawn, was the tactical masterstroke that allowed de Montfort to seize the high ground of the Downs before the royalists were properly deployed. The plan and assembly at Fletching were crucial to the victory.
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