‘Let the boy earn his spurs!’
At the Battle of Crécy in 1346, the English army was trying out a new military tactic under the command of a sixteen-year-old boy.
1346
King Edward III 1327-1377
At the Battle of Crécy in 1346, the English army was trying out a new military tactic under the command of a sixteen-year-old boy.
1346
King Edward III 1327-1377
The death of Charles IV of France in 1328 led to a dispute over succession between Edward III of England (whose mother Isabella was French royalty) and Philip VI of France. Matters came to a head at Crécy in 1346, but despite all that was riding on it Edward left the battle in the hands of his son Prince Edward, aged sixteen.
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ON that memorable day, Sunday, the 26th of August, the young prince had the command of the vanguard, or first of the three divisions into which the English army was divided, which in fact bore the brunt of the battle. It was the beginning of an entirely new system of military tactics, and the English men-at-arms on this occasion had dismounted from their horses, and engaged on foot the far more numerous mounted men-at-arms of France, who were led by princes and nobles, always looked upon as the ablest and bravest of the feudal chivalry of France.*
The English, encouraged by the conduct of their young leader, fought steadily in their ranks, but the struggle seemed so unequal, that the Earls of Northampton and Arundel, who commanded the second, or central division of the English army, hastened to their assistance; yet, though the force of the enemy appeared still so overwhelming, King Edward, who commanded the third division, or rear-guard, continued to stand aloof, and held his division in inaction.
The French attempted to distract the English from their campaign by invoking the ‘Auld Alliance’ and engaging the Scots in support. But the hardly less important The Battle of Neville’s Cross later that autumn put an end to their stratagem.
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When did the battle of Crécy take place?
In 1346, during the Hundred Years’ War.
Express the ideas below in a single sentence, using different words as much as possible. Do not be satisfied with the first answer you think of; think of several, and choose the best.
The English fought the French at Crecy in 1346. Edward the Black Prince commanded the English. He was sixteen.