1415 Lego Battle of Agincourt, Hundred Years War

Almost 80 years into the Hundred Years War, on Friday, October 25, 1415, “Saint Crispin’s Day,“ Henry V of England met the French army led by the Constable Charles d’Albret in Northern France, near the present-day town of Azincourt. This battle was reminiscent of the English victory almost 70 years earlier at the Battle of Crecy: At Agincourt, estimates are that the English were outnumbered from 2 to 1 to as much as 4 to 1. Most of the English were archers and dismounted knights, while most of the French were mounted knights. Some crossbow mercenaries were part of the French force too. But they had a limited range compared to the long bow, and also took a lot longer to reload and re-shoot their weapon. Before the battle, which Henry was actually trying to avoid, he ordered the archers to each find and sharpen both ends of a six-foot wooden stick. These were then hammered into the soft ground of the plain where the battle ultimately took place. It rained t