Agincourt
a village in N France, near Calais: victory of the English over the French 1415.
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Would such shallowness be tolerated in a film about the Battle of Agincourt, immortalized by Shakespeare in Henry V?
‘300’ Is a Misleading, Muscle-Bound Travesty of Ancient History | James Romm | March 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet there was also Henry V's victory at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, perhaps the dynasty's high spot.
The Mighty—and Overlooked—Reign of the Plantagenets | Andrew Roberts | February 6, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe reminds me a little of Henry V. before the battle of Agincourt.
South American Fights and Fighters | Cyrus Townsend BradyThere should have been twenty, but to be undermanned has been English fashion since Agincourt.
A Tramp's Notebook | Morley RobertsHe remembered the fight at Agincourt, and the wound received there, the captivity and weary waiting for release.
A Heroine of France | Evelyn Everett-Green
Henry V. was in a similar strait before Agincourt, but in this case victory in the field extricated him from danger.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) GeorgeWhatever the number was, it had suffered no material change before the battle of Agincourt.
Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George
British Dictionary definitions for Agincourt
/ (ˈædʒɪnˌkɔːt, French aʒɛ̃kur) /
a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number
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