Battle of Crécy

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The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Cressy ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Crécy
belligerent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
chronologyPosition one of the first major land battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
combatantForce English longbowmen ⓘ
French heavy cavalry ⓘ
Genoese crossbowmen ⓘ
commander Edward III of England ⓘ
Edward, the Black Prince ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
conflict Hundred Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 26 August 1346 ⓘ
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
hasParticipant Edward III of England ⓘ
Edward, the Black Prince ⓘ
Genoese mercenary crossbowmen ⓘ
John of Bohemia ⓘ
Philip VI of France ⓘ
locationNow Hauts-de-France region, northern France ⓘ
linked to: Hauts-de-France
notableFor decisive use of the English longbow ⓘ
decline of the dominance of mounted knights ⓘ
demonstrating effectiveness of infantry and missile troops over heavy cavalry ⓘ
heavy French casualties ⓘ
rise of England as a major military power in Western Europe ⓘ
outcome severe losses for French nobility ⓘ
strengthening of Edward III’s position in France ⓘ
partOf Hundred Years' War ⓘ
place near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Picardy, France ⓘ
precededBy Edward III’s 1346 chevauchée through Normandy ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Agincourt (1415) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Agincourt

Battle of Poitiers (1356) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Poitiers
result English victory ⓘ
significance demonstrated vulnerability of armored knights to missile fire ⓘ
early major English success in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
marked a shift toward ranged weapons in European warfare ⓘ
tacticalFeature English defensive position on a slope ⓘ
repeated French cavalry charges ⓘ
use of pits and obstacles against cavalry ⓘ
theater Western European theatre of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
year 1346 ⓘ

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