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26th August 1346: The longbow helps Edward III win the Battle of Crécy

26th August 2021
Tagged as: Crossbow, Edward III, England, France, Hundred Years War, Longbow, Philip VI

On the 26^th August 1346, one of the most decisive battles in the Hundred Years War was won by the army of the English king Edward III.

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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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26th August 1346: The longbow helps Edward III win the Battle of Crécy

25th October 1415: The Battle of Agincourt is fought

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