October 25, 1415 The Battle of Agincourt

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British Battles

 

War: Hundred Years War.

 

Date: 25th October 1415.

 

Place: Northern France

 

Combatants: An English and Welsh army against a French army.

 

Generals: King Henry V of England against the Constable of France, Charles dAlbret, Comte de Dreux.

 

Size of the armies: The English army landed in France and besieged the port town of Harfleur some 30,000 strong. The siege took its toll, many in the army dying of disease, and a strong garrison had to be left to defend the captured port. At the Battle of Agincourt Henrys army was probably around 5,000 knights, men-at-arms and archers. Estimates of the size of the French army vary widely, from 30,000 to as high as 100,000.

 

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