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25th October 1415: English king Henry V defeats the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt

25th October 2022
Tagged as: Agincourt, Archery, Battle of Agincourt, Calais, England, France, Henry V, Hundred Years War, War

Over 8,000 French troops are estimated to have been killed in the Battle of Agincourt, while the English army’s losses under Henry V were less than 500.

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25th October 1415: The Battle of Agincourt is fought

25th October 2020
Tagged as: Battle, England, France, Henry V, Hundred Years War, Longbow, War

On the 25^th October 1415, the English king Henry V celebrated a major victory in the Hundred Years War when he defeated the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt.

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25th October 1415: English king Henry V defeats the numerically superior French army at the Battle of Agincourt

25th October 1415: The Battle of Agincourt is fought

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