Action began when the English abandoned their prepared positions, and rain had turned the newly ploughed fields into mud, while the field was hemmed in by forests on two sides.
The losers of this battle raided the victors' baggage trains from its namesake Castle. Among its casualties were the constable, 3 dukes, and 90 barons, while Charles d'Orléans was taken prisoner. Action began when the English abandoned their prepared positions, and rain had turned the newly ploughed fields into mud, while the field was hemmed in by forests on two sides. After a failed cavalry charge, the French sent in foot soldiers so tightly packed that most could not use their weapons well, then getting slaughtered by the English longbowmen. For 10 points, name this 1415 battle of the Hundred Years' War in which Henry V defeated a larger French army of Charles VI.
The losers of this battle raided the victors' baggage trains from its namesake Castle.
Battle of {Agincourt}