Anyone interested in military history? Here are viewpoints from the official battlefield of Crecy of August 26th 1346 where Edward III inflicted a heavy defeat on the French. Upto 4000 were killed for upto 300 English. #HundredYearsWar #BattleOfCrecy
On this day in 1346, Englandβs longbows broke the French knights at the Battle of CrΓ©cy.
Outnumbered and out-armored, the English used terrain, tactics, and tech (yes, early cannons) to change warfare forever.
CrΓ©cy ended the myth of knightly invincibility.
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