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
Edward the Black Prince
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Edward of Woodstock, known as the Black Prince, was the eldest son and heir apparent of King Edward III of England. He died before his father, and his son Richard II therefore succeeded to the throne
Battle of Crécy
…before, the English troops' morale was high. The English army was divided into three battalions, or "battles", deployed in a column. The King's son, Edward, Prince of Wales, aided by the earls of Northampton and Warwick (the 'constable' and 'marshal' of the army, respectively), commanded the vanguard with 800 men-at-arms…
Effigy of Prince Edward in Canterbury Cathedral
Edward III with the Black Prince after the Battle of Crécy (1788) by Benjamin West
15th-century illustration of Edward as a Knight of the Garter
1370s illustration of the Battle of Poitiers