Battle of Crécy
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The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August 1346 in northern France between a French army commanded by King Philip VI and an English army led by King Edward III. The French attacked the English while
Edward III of England
Philip VI of France
A modern replica of a bodkin point arrowhead used by English longbows to penetrate armour
Battle of Blanchetaque
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The Battle of Blanchetaque was fought on 24 August 1346 between an English army under King Edward III and a French force commanded by Godemar du Fay. The battle was part of the Crécy campaign, which t
Edward III Crossing the Somme by Benjamin West, 1788
The Battle of Blanchetaque, as depicted in a 14th-century manuscript of Froissart's Chronicles