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Battle of Crécy

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/August 26, 2020 by Ealdgyth (talk) 14:43, 27 July 2020 (UTC)



The Battle of Crécy was fought on 26 August 1346 in north-east France during the Hundred Years' War. It resulted in a victory for a greatly outnumbered English army led by King Edward III over the French led by King Philip VI and heavy loss of life among the French. The English prepared a defensive position on a hillside near Crécy-en-Ponthieu. After the French mercenary crossbowmen were routed by English longbowmen, French cavalry made repeated charges. They had to force their way uphill over muddy ground across pits dug by the English, while taking heavy casualties from the longbowmen. The ensuing hand-to-hand combat against the English men-at-arms was described as "murderous, without pity, cruel, and very horrible". The French charges continued late into the night, all with the same fierce fighting, until the French were repulsed. The battle established the effectiveness of the longbow as a dominant weapon on the Western European battlefield.
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 * Main editors: Gog the Mild
 * Promoted: 24 July 2019
 * Reasons for nomination: It is the 674th anniversary of the battle. The article is listed as a level 5 vital article and has 47 other language versions. It is part of the featured topic Crécy campaign
 * Support as nominator. Gog the Mild (talk) 18:26, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support great article, important subject, good blurb. Peacemaker67 (click to talk to me) 10:15, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support great article on an important topic, can't find fault with the blurb. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  00:51, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Support excellent article; nice summary in the blurb. Thought the last sentence in the blurb appropriate to include. Airborne84 (talk) 20:39, 14 July 2020 (UTC)