Battle of Crécy
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Knights, Knighthood
- Curriculum: British History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History
- Geographical Location: France
- Date: August 26, 1346
Article abstract: The Battle of Crécy not only establishes England as an important military power but also demonstrates that mounted knights and the age of chivalry are doomed.
Summary of Event
The Anglo-Norman kings of England were so impressed with the powerful longbow they encountered in their military expeditions against Wales that they adopted it and ordered the inhabitants of every English village to practice its use on a regular basis. Thus the “Welsh” longbow had become the “English” longbow by 1346, when the Battle of Crécy...
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