It is unclear whether the delay occurred because the French were hoping the English would launch a frontal assault (and were surprised when the English instead started shooting from their new defensive position), or whether the French mounted knights instead did not react quickly enough to the English advance.
Det er uklart, om forsinkelsen skyldtes, at franskmændene håbede, at englænderne ville foretage et frontalangreb og blev overraskede, da englænderne i stedet indledte med at beskyde dem fra deres nye defensive position, eller om ridderne i stedet ikke handlede hurtigt nok i forhold til den engelske fremrykning.