Wikipedia: History of Battle of Agincourt

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The battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25th 1415 between the heavily outnumbered army of King [Henry V]? of England and that of [Charles VI of France]?. The English army prevailed against the heavily armoured French cavalry which floundered in the mud and was wiped out in the hail of arrows rained down on them.

The Battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25th 1415 between the heavily outnumbered army of King [Henry V]? of England and that of [Charles VI of France]?. The English army prevailed against the heavily armoured French cavalry which floundered in the mud and was wiped out in the hail of arrows rained down on them.

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The battle
was fought in the defile formed by the wood of Agincourt and
that of Tramecourt, at the northern exit of which the army
under d'Albret, constable of France, had placed itself so
as to bar the way to Calais? against the English forces which
had been campaigning on the Somme?. The night of the 24th
of October was spent by the two armies on the ground, and
the English had but little shelter from the heavy rain which
fell. Early on the 25th, St Crispin's day, Henry arrayed
his little army (about 1000 men-at-arms, 6000 archers, and a
few thousands of other foot). It is probable that the usual
three "battles" were drawn up in line, each with its archers
on the flanks and the dismounted men-at-arms in the centre;

The battle was fought in the defile formed by the wood of Agincourt and that of Tramecourt, at the northern exit of which the army under d'Albret, constable of France, had placed itself so as to bar the way to Calais? against the English forces which had been campaigning on the Somme?. The night of the 24th of October was spent by the two armies on the ground, and the English had but little shelter from the heavy rain which fell. Early on the 25th, St Crispin's day, Henry arrayed his little army (about 1000 men-at-arms, 6000 archers, and a
few thousands of other foot). It is probable that the usual three "battles" were drawn up in line, each with its archers on the flanks and the dismounted men-at-arms in the centre;

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lesson of Crecy and Poitiers, was quickly stung into action,

lessons of Crecy? and Poitiers, was quickly stung into action,

	Revision 4 . . (edit) November 17, 2001 2:32 am by Paul Drye [The "B" in "Battle of XXX" is always capitalized -- it's a proper name.]
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	Revision 2 . . November 15, 2001 2:51 am by Sjc
	Revision 1 . . November 14, 2001 10:56 pm by TwoOneTwo [moved from Agincourt]