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The battle of Agincourt — The French defeat of 25 October 1415 against Henry V of England
An exhausted English army was making for Calais when the French chivalry blocked its road in a muddy defile. The nobility was decimated there, whole families extinguished, and the kingdom, stripped of its officers, lay open to invasion. (Editorial synthesis)
The battle of Agincourt took place on 25 October 1415 (Julian calendar). (source: Archives départementales)
The battle of Agincourt took place in Azincourt. (source: Larousse)
The battle of Agincourt ended in the French nobility decimated and the kingdom open to invasion. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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