{"id":5325,"date":"2025-08-26T19:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/?p=5325"},"modified":"2025-09-04T18:06:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T17:06:57","slug":"battle-of-crecy-august-26th-1346","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/battle-of-crecy-august-26th-1346\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of Cr\u00e9cy August 26th 1346"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Battle_of_crecy_froissart.jpg\" alt=\"Jean Froissart - From Chapter CXXIX of Jean Froissart's Chronicles. From Wikipedia , \" class=\"wp-image-5326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Battle_of_crecy_froissart.jpg 450w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Battle_of_crecy_froissart-300x263.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Battle of Cr\u00e9cy Jean Froissart&#8217;s Chronicles (Wikipedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Battle of Cr\u00e9cy was one of the most decisive victories in the Middle Ages.\u00a0 Events began with King Philip VI of France declaring the English land in France forfeit.\u00a0 Henry, Earl of Derby made significant gains in Gascony for King Edward III but then was besieged by the French. He demanded support from the English King.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So King Edward gathered an army and landed in Normandy.\u00a0 It was the largest invasion force until D-Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edward burnt his way to Paris.\u00a0 Within 2 miles of Paris Edward was confronted by superior forces and trapped on the wrong side of the Somme. His army was starved by the French scorched earth policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The English, only 6 miles away from the French Army forced their way across a defended tidal ford. Here they broke into an area which had not been scorched and were able to\u00a0 resupply.\u00a0This success also restored English moral as the French defenders could not stand against the longbow men.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ED3-WESTMINSTER-ABBEY-570x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5344\" style=\"width:189px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ED3-WESTMINSTER-ABBEY-570x1024.jpg 570w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ED3-WESTMINSTER-ABBEY-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ED3-WESTMINSTER-ABBEY-768x1380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ED3-WESTMINSTER-ABBEY-855x1536.jpg 855w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ED3-WESTMINSTER-ABBEY-1140x2048.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ED3-WESTMINSTER-ABBEY.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sketch of statue of Edward III from Westminster Abbey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>King Edward set up a defensive position at Crecy-en-Ponthieu, on land he owned.\u00a0 It offered protection from flanking attacks and an uphill struggle for the French attackers.\u00a0 The English dug pits to make French attacks more difficult. The English were badly outnumbered.&nbsp; Estimates vary but the French at least had double the number of troops.&nbsp; The English had about 15,000 troops, the French between 30,000 and 100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2023247193292021229852532-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2023247193292021229852532-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2023247193292021229852532-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2023247193292021229852532-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2023247193292021229852532.jpg 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aerial view of the battle site according to Google.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first attack came from Genoese crossbowmen but the English and Welsh longbow men had the advantage of range and the Italians soon retreated.\u00a0 French men-at-arms attacked in some confusion, killing Genoese as they attacked but were repulsed after terrible fighting.\u00a0 Wave after wave of French attacks followed. None succeeding.\u00a0 At the end of the two day battle very few English men were killed and many thousands of French, including the flower of the nobility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English losses were 300 or less and the French lost are sometimes estimated as 30,000, but a third of that is probably more realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battle changed opinions about British fighting ability, and showed that heavily armoured wealthy knights could not stand against trained yeoman archers armed with long bows.&nbsp; The archers could shoot 3 arrows a minute with a range of up to 300 yards. There may have shot half a million arrows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it can also be argued that the victory lulled the English into the belief that they could hold France. This led to the fruitless slaughter of the 100 years war which England ultimately lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other hand Edward III captured Calais which remained an important and strategic asset until the 16th Century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2017581237934848627165972-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2017581237934848627165972-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2017581237934848627165972-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2017581237934848627165972-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/img_20240826_2017581237934848627165972.jpg 1095w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Google image with the Crecy&nbsp; in the orange bounded area bottom middle of the screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source of image: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/en:Jean_Froissart\">Jean Froissart<\/a> &#8211; From Chapter CXXIX of Jean Froissart&#8217;s Chronicles, example source at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.maisonstclaire.org\/resources\/chronicles\/froissart\/book_1\/ch_126-150\/fc_b1_chap129.html\">http:\/\/www.maisonstclaire.org\/resources\/chronicles\/froissart\/book_1\/ch_126-150\/fc_b1_chap129.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First published 2024, revised 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Battle of Cr\u00e9cy was one of the most decisive victories in the Middle Ages.\u00a0 Events began with King Philip VI of France declaring the English land in France forfeit.\u00a0 Henry, Earl of Derby made significant gains in Gascony for King Edward III but then was besieged by the French. He demanded support from the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chr.org.uk\/anddidthosefeet\/battle-of-crecy-august-26th-1346\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Battle of Cr\u00e9cy August 26th 1346&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112,116,321,118,423,23,324,10,362,323,322],"tags":[1683,1682,1684,1685],"class_list":["post-5325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-almanac-of-the-past","category-calendar","category-europe","category-events","category-france","category-heritage","category-history","category-medieval","category-royal-history","category-the-past","category-uk","tag-100-years-war","tag-battle-of-crecy","tag-edward-iii","tag-philip-vi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Battle of Cr\u00e9cy August 26th 1346 - And Did Those Feet<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Battle of Cr\u00e9cy took place on August 26th 1346. 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