PeterMacD Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 The Battle of Agincourt was fought on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day), in northern France as part of the Hundred Years' War. The armies involved were those of the English King Henry V and Charles VI of France. Charles did not command his army himself, as he was incapacitated. The French were commanded by the Constable Charles d'Albret and various prominent French noblemen of the Armagnac party. The battle is notable for the use of the English longbow, which the English used in very large numbers, with longbowmen forming the vast majority of their army. The battle was also immortalised by William Shakespeare as the centrepiece of his play Henry V. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreadavide Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 The battle of Agincourt is also reported to be the birthplace of the "two fingers" . Andrea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 The battle of Agincourt is also reported to be the birthplace of the "two fingers" . Andrea As in those its reported the bowmen would loose, (ie cut off by the french), to stop them ever using a bow again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 The modern day village of Azincourt houses a museum/visitors centre and the battlefield site itself has a memorial and a decent plan of the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Mayhem Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Is Agincourt the first ever battle where firing (shooting) by rank was used? I am sure it was. Incidently, the V sign, given by the English longbowmen, was a taunt to the French, inciting them to try and come and chop their fingers off. That it became a worldwide crude gesture to tell someone where to go, is just brilliant. I often wondered if Churchill's V for victory, didn't have a deliberate, tongue in cheek, ambiguity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Doesen't also hold the distinction of the first person officially killed by a canon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted November 18, 2007 Share Posted November 18, 2007 Doesen't also hold the distinction of the first person officially killed by a canon? Think it was the first battle on european soil where gunpowder was used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agincourt no1 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 its also the name of my 75mm howitzer goes by ... as it was the tradition with in the royal artillery name the guns after great british victorys..... the other guns in our troop are crecy and blenheim ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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