Battle of Agincourt
The Battle of Agincourt was fought on 25 October 1415. It was a major win for England against France in the Hundred Years' War and led to several later English victories. King Henry V of England led the English army, and Constable of France Charles d'Albret led a larger French army. King Charles VI of France did not engage because he of his mental illneess. Henry V was involved in hand-to-hand combat and was struck by an axe, but his helmet saved him.
The English longbow was an important weapon for winning this battle. It was more powerful than the French crossbow and was more numerous. Most of the army were bowmen. The English army used sharp wooden archer's stakes to protect the archers from French mounted knights.
The English took prisoners but killed all of them except those of high ranks. Overall, the French lost around 8000 men and the English lost about 100, but historians are unsure of the actual numbers. The French mainly lost because they wore heavy armour and got stuck in the sticky mud at Azincourt (Agincourt).
Battle Of Agincourt Media
Monumental brass of an English knight wearing armour at the time of Agincourt (Sir Maurice Russell (d. 1416), St Peter's Church, Dyrham, Gloucestershire)
1833 reconstruction of the banners flown by the armies at Agincourt
Plan of the Battle of Agincourt
John Gilbert – The Morning of the Battle of Agincourt (1884), Guildhall Art Gallery
King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt, 1415, by Sir John Gilbert in the 19th century
1915 depiction of Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt: The King wears on his surcoat the Royal Arms of England, quartered with the Fleur de Lys of France as a symbol of his claim to the throne of France
The 15th-century Agincourt Carol
Memorial to the fallen of the battle of Agincourt, who have no memorial
A list of English archers killed at Agincourt, as recorded in the village's museum
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