Battle o Agincourt

The Battle o Agincourt wis a major Inglis veectory in the Hunder Years' War.

Battle o Agincourt
Pairt o The Hunder Years' War

The Battle o Agincourt, 15t-century miniatur
Date25 October 1415 (Saunt Crispin's Day)
LocationAgincourt, Pas-de-Calais, Fraunce
50°27′49″N 2°8′30″E / 50.46361°N 2.14167°E / 50.46361; 2.14167Coordinates: 50°27′49″N 2°8′30″E / 50.46361°N 2.14167°E / 50.46361; 2.14167
Result Decisive Inglis victory
Belligerents
Kinrick o Ingland Kinrick o Fraunce
Commanders an leaders
Strenth
Modren estimates range frae 6,000[1] tae 9,000[2]
(see Nummers at Agincourt.) About ​56 longbow archers, ​16 dismounted knights and men-at-arms in heavy armour.
Modren estimates range frae 12,000 (ootnummerin the Inglis 4–3).[2] tae 36,000 (ootnummerin the Inglis 6–1;[3] see Nummers at Agincourt.)
Aboot 10,000 knichts an men-at-airms (o which aboot 1,200 war moontit), unkent thoosands o ither infantry, crossbowmen an airchers.
Casualties an losses
At least 112 dead, unkent woondit[3] 7,000–10,000 (maistly killed) an aboot 1,500 noble prisoners[4]

References eedit

  1. Barker 2005, p. 227.
  2. a b Curry 2006, p. 192.
  3. a b Barker 2005, p. 320.
  4. Agincourt aftermath at geocities.com [Error: unknown archive URL] (archived [Date missing])

Soorces eedit

  • Barker, Juliet (2005). Agincourt: The King, the Campaign, the Battle (U.S. Title: Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England.). London: Little, Brown. ISBN 978-0-316-72648-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Curry, Anne (2006) [2005]. Agincourt: A New History. UK: Tempus. ISBN 978-0-7524-2828-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)