battle of agincourt 1415

• What year did the Battle of Agincourt take place?

  1415
• What larger conflict is the Agincourt campaign a part of?

  The Hundred Years’ War
• What key elements are highlighted by the Battle of Agincourt?

  • Strategy
  • Weapons
  • Leadership
  • Social attitudes
• What did Henry V choose for the battleground?

  A perfect defensive position
• How did Henry V position his army on the battlefield?

  At the narrowest point to funnel the French
• What type of terrain separated the two forces?

  Heavy, wet clay farmland
• What was the purpose of the long sharpened stakes?

  To impale charging horses
• How did some English archers gain an advantage?

  By using the shelter of the woods
• What was one of Henry V's good decisions during the battle?

  He fought alongside his men
• What was a bad decision made by Henry V?

  He marched across France weakened his army
• How did the English longbowmen affect the French cavalry?

  They fired into the aisles of the cavalry
• How many arrows could the English longbowmen fire per minute?

  100,000 arrows
• What happened to the French cavalry during the battle?

  They tried to retreat but met their infantry
• Why were the French infantry exhausted?

  They struggled through thick mud and bodies
• How did the English knights engage in battle?

  They fought on foot, holding the center
• What was the reaction of the French knights to the archers?

  They believed it was unchivalrous
• What were the key reasons for the English victory at Agincourt?

  • Strategic choice of battleground
  • Effective use of longbowmen
  • Poor French cavalry coordination
  • Exhaustion of French infantry