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Crécy
Battle Name : Crécy
Date(s) : 26 August 1346
Part of : The Hundred Years war ,
Outcome : A victory for English Knights, Men-at-arms and archers over French Knights and Men-at-arms
Type of battle : Land
Summary
French Knights under Philip VII were beaten by the combined Anglo-Gascon Knights and Men-at-Arms under Edward III and his son Edward the Black Prince.
Good example of effective and coordinated use of Knights, Men-at-Arms and Pikemen, Longbowmen against the old-style Chivalric aristocracy who considered non-noble combatants unworthy of battle.
Location
Outside the village of Crecy in Picardy, France, 100 miles north of Paris. (France)
More details
French Knights under Philip VII were beaten by the combined Anglo-Gascon Knights and Men-at-Arms under Edward III and his son Edward the Black Prince.
Good example of effective and coordinated use of Knights, Men-at-Arms and Pikemen, Longbowmen against the old-style Chivalric aristocracy who considered non-noble combatants unworthy of battle.
Casualty figures
French Knights and Men-at-arms
- Number engaged :
- 35,000
- Casualties :
- 12,000 (34.29%)
English Knights, Men-at-arms and archers
- Number engaged :
- 10,000
- Casualties :
- 100 (1.00%)
