🏰 Medieval Europehard
Battle of Agincourt
1415 CE · France
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1415 CE
- Location
- France
- Era
- 🏰 Medieval Europe
- Difficulty
- hard
Henry V's outnumbered English army defeated a much larger French force thanks to the devastating effectiveness of the English longbow. French knights, bogged down in mud and funneled into a narrow field, were cut down in waves. The battle inspired Shakespeare's famous play 'Henry V' and demonstrated how technology and terrain could overcome numerical superiority.
💡 Did you know?
Henry V's army at Agincourt was ravaged by dysentery. Many English soldiers fought without pants due to the illness, making their victory over armored French knights even more remarkable.