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 some difficulty to know how to proceed; Charles was on the full march to his capital, and his troops were too few to oppose him; yet he could not quit the city without orders, however he soon received them from the King, to join the army under the Earl of Bury. It was with some difficulty that he effected this, for Charles was bent on making him and his whole army prisoners. But slipping by him, he made three forced marches, and joined the royal army, of which he then took the command.

Touraine, Berry, Nivernois, the Isle of France, Champagne, and part of Normandy, were soon over-run by the French troops; Charles found his army was increased to near two hundred thousand men, in high spirits at his late victory, and what greatly increased his reputation, was the possession of Paris.