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Armies of Crecy and Poitiers, The

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - Middle Ages (500 - 1500 A.D.)

Last Stocked on 5/24/2024

Product Info

Title
Armies of Crecy and Poitiers, The
Publisher
Category
Author
Christopher Rothero
Publish Year
1981
Pages
48
Dimensions
7x10x.25"
NKG Part #
1226939222
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA111
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA111

Description

A combination of dynastic disputes, feudal quibbles, trade disagreements and historical antagonism resulted in the opening of the Hundred Years War in 1337. The first major English land victory in this conflict was the Battle of Crécy. This pitted the French army, then considered the best in Europe, against the English under King Edward III. The battle established the longbow as one of the most feared weapons of the medieval period, a reputation reinforced at the bloody battle of Poitiers where much of the French nobility was slaughtered and their king captured by the English host.