. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . ightingwent on for a good hour, but at last the camp waslost, and those escaped who could, but they werenot many. This battle cost the Pope about threethousand men, all his artillery and camp fur-nishing, and was the salvation of the duchy ofFerrara. More than three hundred horsesremained in the hands of the conquerors, besidesmany prisoners of importance, who were ransomedlater. Indeed, we do not wonder that so much stressis laid upon this victory by the chronicler ofBayard, as it was solely due to his energy and re-s
. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . ightingwent on for a good hour, but at last the camp waslost, and those escaped who could, but they werenot many. This battle cost the Pope about threethousand men, all his artillery and camp fur-nishing, and was the salvation of the duchy ofFerrara. More than three hundred horsesremained in the hands of the conquerors, besidesmany prisoners of importance, who were ransomedlater. Indeed, we do not wonder that so much stressis laid upon this victory by the chronicler ofBayard, as it was solely due to his energy and re-solution, and is one of his strongest claims to gloryand renown. The battle took place on iithFebruary 1511. Duke Alfonso and his French allies returnedwith triumph to Ferrara, where they were receivedwith praise and honour by all, but especially bythe Duchess Lucrezia,1 who could not makeenough of the victorious army, welcoming theknights with all manner of banquets and enter-tainments. Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI., who marriedAlfonso, Duke of CHAPTER XXV How the Good Knight kept the Duke of Ferrara from a Great Sin. POPE JULIUS II. was still at Mirandola when heheard of the deliverance of La Bastida and thedefeat of his army. It was terrible news for him,and he was furious, vowing that he would havehis revenge. Again he insisted that he would goand attack Ferrara at once, and it was with thegreatest difficulty that his chief captains and hisnephew, the Duke of Urbino, induced him tolisten to reason. They pointed out that theirarmy had been weakened by the recent loss,while the Duke was full of triumph, and alsothat he had Bayard with him, who was worth ahost in himself. Also, if they moved on into theDukes dominions, they would find great difficultyin obtaining provisions, which were already so scarce that the soldiers were almost starving. 172 THE STORY OF BAYARD 173 The angry Pope listened, but was not con-vinced, for he would say a hundred times
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