The day before Evesham, Prince Edward made a night march and surprised Simon de Montfort the Younger's force camped outside Kenilworth. The younger Simon's army was caught unarmed and routed — Edward captured the baronial banners which he then flew at Evesham to deceive the elder Simon into thinking they were his son's force approaching. It was a piece of strategic deception as decisive as the battle itself.
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