The Battle of Agincourt Explained
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Longbowmen and the French Army in the Field of Agencor
Longbow men are capable of shooting a dozen, perhaps even 20, arrows every minute. As the cavalry charge utterly failed to sweep away the english archers, they were then free to turn their attention to the slow moving mass of french knights on foot. The french line becoming ragged as people desperately lunged forward to try and get to grips with these English invaders. Eventually, the french attack reached the fresh english line, bound into a wall of steel at arms, gasping for air. They went up to their knees in mud, breathless, panting, exhausted, being pushed from behind, falling over, tripping, being lifted by their mates,. but sometimes left behind, pressed
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