In October 1415, after his successful siege of Harfleur, Henry V marched his force of 6000 men back towards Calais. Isolated, short of food, and after marching 14 miles per day through torrential rain, the English finally encountered a French force at Agincourt which outnumbered them by more than 3 to 1. The battle which followed has become almost legendary. Through superior tactics and the skill of their bowmen, the English snatched victory from the over-impetuous French with minimal casualties, and killed or captured over six thousand of their attackers. In this volume of Richard Holmes's Fields of Battle series, Matthew Bennett takes a fresh new look at this famous battle.
- ISBN10 0304357014
- ISBN13 9780304357017
- Publish Date 12 April 2004
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 March 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Orion Publishing Co
- Imprint Weidenfeld Military
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 192
- Language English