On 25 October 1415, the muddy fields near Azincourt, France, bore witness to one of medieval warfare’s most astonishing reversals of fortune: the Battle of Agincourt.
King Henry V of England, leading a weary and vastly outnumbered army, faced off against a formidable French force, heavily armoured and determined to crush the English invasion.
Against daunting odds, the English longbowmen, skilled in their craft and strategically positioned by Henry, unleashed waves of arrow fire that tore through the ranks of French knights.
Caught in the mire, the cumbersome French troops became easy targets for the nimble English bowmen, who transformed the battlefield into a scene of devastation.
This unlikely English victory not only solidified Henry’s military reputation but also shifted the nature of warfare, showcasing the potency of the longbow over the traditional dominance of mounted knights.
