Agincourt

by Matthew Bennett, Richard Holmes (Introduction)

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..

192 pages, Hardcover

Published April 12, 2004

About the author

Matthew Bennett (b. 1954) is a historian specialising in Medieval warfare.