The Battle of Agincourt Explained
Dan Snow's History Hit
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The Battle of Ashenco
H henry the fifth was forced to go ever further inland to find a crossing that he could use. He was being drawn further and further away from calais. His supplies were being eaten up. His troops were getting ever more exhausted. It would not be the last time the somme played its part in british military history. The french did outnumber the english perhaps two to one. And they had with them the oreflame, a sacred banner kept in extreme reverence at the abbe of saint denis. But gif, folks tost take a break. There more agincor in a second.
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