Today in AD 1415,
Henry V won possibly the greatest victory ever achieved by the men of England atโฆ
โข THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT โข
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Henry V won possibly the greatest victory ever achieved by the men of England atโฆ
โข THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT โข
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โ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐
๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐โ
By 1410 the civil war raging in France caused by the infirmity of the mad King Charles led to both sides seeking help from England.
In AD 1413 Henry V was crowned king upon the death of his father and reasserted the claim to the throne of France that stemmed from his โmost famed of famous ancestorsโ Edward III.
๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐โ
By 1410 the civil war raging in France caused by the infirmity of the mad King Charles led to both sides seeking help from England.
In AD 1413 Henry V was crowned king upon the death of his father and reasserted the claim to the throne of France that stemmed from his โmost famed of famous ancestorsโ Edward III.
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๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐โ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐
๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ.โ
Negotiations had failed by 1415 and Henry was resolved to invade France and won the backing of Parliament.
Henry set sail and landed in Normandy on the 13th of August with around 2,300 men-at-arms and 9,000 longbowmen.
๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐๐ฌ.โ
Negotiations had failed by 1415 and Henry was resolved to invade France and won the backing of Parliament.
Henry set sail and landed in Normandy on the 13th of August with around 2,300 men-at-arms and 9,000 longbowmen.
โ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ก, ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌโ
On the 19th of August he laid siege to Harfleur which held out for much longer than Henry expected.
The siege weakened his army when dysentery broke out and he lost more men still when he left a garrison at Harfleur before setting out for Calais.
On the 19th of August he laid siege to Harfleur which held out for much longer than Henry expected.
The siege weakened his army when dysentery broke out and he lost more men still when he left a garrison at Harfleur before setting out for Calais.
โ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ, ๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐จโ
The French manoeuvred to block Henryโs crossing of the Somme, and Henryโs smaller force of around 8,500 men was being shadowed by the much larger French force of around 15,000 while the French were still trying to recruit yet more men from nearby lords.
On the 24th of October the two forces camped near each other, and the French tried to negotiate to stall for time while they recruited more men.
Henry knew he couldnโt wait while the French army grew in size and advanced to battle on the next day!
The French manoeuvred to block Henryโs crossing of the Somme, and Henryโs smaller force of around 8,500 men was being shadowed by the much larger French force of around 15,000 while the French were still trying to recruit yet more men from nearby lords.
On the 24th of October the two forces camped near each other, and the French tried to negotiate to stall for time while they recruited more men.
Henry knew he couldnโt wait while the French army grew in size and advanced to battle on the next day!
โ๐๐จ๐โ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ! '๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐จ๐๐๐ฌโ
Henry deployed his 1,500 men-at-arms in three groups in a defile between two woods with one group led by himself, another by his cousin Edward, Duke of York, and the third by Thomas Camoys.
On either side of the men-at-arms, he split his 7,000 bowmen led by Sir Thomas Erpingham. The position of the bowmen was protected sharpened stakes.
Henry would greatly benefit by the torrential rain that had soaked the muddy field of Agincourt.
Henry deployed his 1,500 men-at-arms in three groups in a defile between two woods with one group led by himself, another by his cousin Edward, Duke of York, and the third by Thomas Camoys.
On either side of the men-at-arms, he split his 7,000 bowmen led by Sir Thomas Erpingham. The position of the bowmen was protected sharpened stakes.
Henry would greatly benefit by the torrential rain that had soaked the muddy field of Agincourt.
โ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐งโ
After hours of inaction and re-deployment the French charged the English archers and met stiff resistance.
The French knights didnโt charge at their full strength - perhaps their haste was to try and catch the archers mid-deployment - and when they reached the archers they were kept at bay by the defensive stakes!
It is unclear exactly what damage the arrows could do to the best armed of the French knights but at the very least, their horses were wounded!
The knightsโ charge and retreat had the effect of churning up the soaking wet soil beneath them, strengthening the position of the archers even more.
After hours of inaction and re-deployment the French charged the English archers and met stiff resistance.
The French knights didnโt charge at their full strength - perhaps their haste was to try and catch the archers mid-deployment - and when they reached the archers they were kept at bay by the defensive stakes!
It is unclear exactly what damage the arrows could do to the best armed of the French knights but at the very least, their horses were wounded!
The knightsโ charge and retreat had the effect of churning up the soaking wet soil beneath them, strengthening the position of the archers even more.
โ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐. ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐! ๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐งโ
Next came the main French assault through the muddy field and the French were again met with a hail of arrows.
When they finally reached the lines of English men-at-arms, they managed to push it back but were subsequently shot at point range on their flanks by the English archers!
Next came the main French assault through the muddy field and the French were again met with a hail of arrows.
When they finally reached the lines of English men-at-arms, they managed to push it back but were subsequently shot at point range on their flanks by the English archers!
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ! ๐โ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ . ๐๐๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ญ, ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ โ
When they ran out of arrows, the famed longbowmen of England and Wales charged the French on both flanks with hatchets, swords and daggers, and even the mallets they had used to drive their steaks into the ground!
The bowmen were lightly armoured and could more adeptly move through the churned up field of mud and blood as they assailed the heavily armoured French.
When they ran out of arrows, the famed longbowmen of England and Wales charged the French on both flanks with hatchets, swords and daggers, and even the mallets they had used to drive their steaks into the ground!
The bowmen were lightly armoured and could more adeptly move through the churned up field of mud and blood as they assailed the heavily armoured French.
โ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐, ๐๐ฅ๐ฅโ
The French became increasingly hemmed in as they were attacked from the front and on both flanks.
The French at the rear pushed into the back of their comrades to reach the fighting and only added to the crush!
They were stuck! Exhausted by the fighting which was exacerbated by the weight of their arms and armour as they battle raged on!
At one point, Henryโs youngest brother Humphrey was wounded and Henry rushed in person to stand over his body with his household men, fighting off the French while his brother could be carried off the safety!
The French became increasingly hemmed in as they were attacked from the front and on both flanks.
The French at the rear pushed into the back of their comrades to reach the fighting and only added to the crush!
They were stuck! Exhausted by the fighting which was exacerbated by the weight of their arms and armour as they battle raged on!
At one point, Henryโs youngest brother Humphrey was wounded and Henry rushed in person to stand over his body with his household men, fighting off the French while his brother could be carried off the safety!
โ๐๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐โ๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐โ
Henry came to think that the French were regrouping for another assault by their rearguard, and that the captured French, who outnumbered their captors, would join them. Henry ordered all but the most senior prisoners be killed!
With the French fought off and the prisoners cowed, the battle was over.
Around 6,000 French fighting men were killed including 100 lords and other prominent figures. Estimates of those captured are between 700-2,200.
Henry came to think that the French were regrouping for another assault by their rearguard, and that the captured French, who outnumbered their captors, would join them. Henry ordered all but the most senior prisoners be killed!
With the French fought off and the prisoners cowed, the battle was over.
Around 6,000 French fighting men were killed including 100 lords and other prominent figures. Estimates of those captured are between 700-2,200.
โ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐, ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐๐-๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐๐ง!โ
In the aftermath of the battle the French were in disarray and the truce between the factions in their civil war broke down. Henry initially returned to England to celebrate his victory but invaded Normandy in 1417.
In the aftermath of the battle the French were in disarray and the truce between the factions in their civil war broke down. Henry initially returned to England to celebrate his victory but invaded Normandy in 1417.
Thank you for reading this far.
All quotes in the thread are from Shakespeareโs Henry V.
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