Battle o Agincourt
The Battle o Agincourt wis a major Inglis veectory in the Hunder Years' War.
Battle o Agincourt | |||||||
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Pairt o The Hunder Years' War | |||||||
The Battle o Agincourt, 15t-century miniatur | |||||||
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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 5⁄6 longbow archers, 1⁄6 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- ↑ Barker 2005, p. 227.
- ↑ a b Curry 2006, p. 192.
- ↑ a b Barker 2005, p. 320.
- ↑ 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)