The English, led by Edward III, had dug pits to impede the French cavalry and split their knights into three supporting divisions, the right led by the Black Prince.
A consequence of this battle was the siege of Calais. In it, French paid Genoese crossbowmen were handicapped by the slowness and short range of their weapons and were soon dispersed. The English, led by Edward III, had dug pits to impede the French cavalry and split their knights into three supporting divisions, the right led by the Black Prince. When the French cavalry charged, the English bowmen shot their horses from under them, leading to 1,500 French losses against only 40 English deaths. FTP, what was this August 26, 1346 battle, the first major battle of the Hundred Years War?
A consequence of this battle was the siege of Calais. In it, French paid Genoese crossbowmen were handicapped by the slowness and short range of their weapons and were soon dispersed.
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