De Montfort assembled his army at Fletching and made a night march to surprise the royal army at Lewes. Royalist outposts were caught unaware. The night march was a bold stroke that gave de Montfort the crucial element of surprise at the subsequent battle. The Fletching base camp and subsequent march are well documented.
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