Battle of Crécy

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battle engagement of the Hundred Years' War medieval battle

The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Battle of Cressy	1
Battle of Poitiers	1
Crécy-en-Ponthieu	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ engagement of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Crécy ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cressy
belligerent	Kingdom of England ⓘ Kingdom of France ⓘ
chronologyPosition	one of the first major land battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
combatantForce	English longbowmen ⓘ French heavy cavalry ⓘ Genoese crossbowmen ⓘ
commander	Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward the Black Prince ⓘ surface form: Edward, the Black Prince Philip VI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
countryAtTime	Kingdom of France ⓘ
date	26 August 1346 ⓘ
era	Late Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy	Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ
hasParticipant	Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward the Black Prince ⓘ surface form: Edward, the Black Prince Genoese mercenary crossbowmen ⓘ John of Bohemia ⓘ Philip VI of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
locationNow	Hauts-de-France ⓘ surface form: Hauts-de-France region, northern France
notableFor	decisive use of the English longbow ⓘ decline of the dominance of mounted knights ⓘ demonstrating effectiveness of infantry and missile troops over heavy cavalry ⓘ heavy French casualties ⓘ rise of England as a major military power in Western Europe ⓘ
outcome	severe losses for French nobility ⓘ strengthening of Edward III’s position in France ⓘ
partOf	Hundred Years' War ⓘ
place	near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Picardy, France ⓘ
precededBy	Edward III’s 1346 chevauchée through Normandy ⓘ
relatedEvent	Battle of Agincourt ⓘ surface form: Battle of Agincourt (1415) Battle of Poitiers ⓘ surface form: Battle of Poitiers (1356)
result	English victory ⓘ
significance	demonstrated vulnerability of armored knights to missile fire ⓘ early major English success in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ marked a shift toward ranged weapons in European warfare ⓘ
tacticalFeature	English defensive position on a slope ⓘ repeated French cavalry charges ⓘ use of pits and obstacles against cavalry ⓘ
theater	Western European theatre of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ
year	1346 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Crécy → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Cressy

Edward III of England → battle → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

Edward of Windsor → battle → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

Chronicles of Jean Froissart → coversEvent → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

Late Middle Ages → hasMajorEvent → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Poitiers

Edward the Black Prince → notableBattle → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

English Army → notableBattle → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

Hundred Years' War → notableBattle → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

John of Bohemia → notableEvent → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

John of Bohemia → placeOfDeath → Battle of Crécy ⓘ

this entity surface form: Crécy-en-Ponthieu