Henry of Lancaster becomes the battle's rescuer

The Black Prince's party struggled to secure its prize until Lancaster intervened. Later, a Castilian ship grappled La Salle du Roi, commanded by Robert of Namur, and began towing it away. Namur's valet boarded the captor, cut its main-sail halyards with his sword, and left it vulnerable before Lancaster joined another capture. Lancaster's repeated movement toward ships in trouble made local reinforcement a defining feature of the English action.