Why did the battle of Agincourt start?

Answer 1

The Battle of Agincourt was the final battle in the 1415 invasion of France by Henry V. He was fighting to claim the throne of France from King Charles the Mad and also to avenge the men that died in the Siege of Soissons.

The invasion began with the lengthy siege of Harfluer in which much of Henry's army fell sick with dystentry and died. The 12,000 strong army was halved in size and Henry decided to march this small force of just over 6000 men from Harfluer to Calais but after being unable to cross the Somme they had to travel in land and they were caught by a French army (numbers range between 15,000-30,000) near the castle of Agincourt.

The battle was fought on St Crispin's day in atrocious conditions. The English eventually won when their archers defeated the numerous French attacks

For more information in a fictional sense I can recommend Bernard Cornwell's 'Agincourt' but bear in mind that this is a work of fiction based on true events.

Answer 2

Henry had the rightful heir to the French throne and the French king Charles refused to give it to him plus he was insulted by the King Charles and his Nobles.

He also wanted to keep his nobles busy and not let them think about what he was doing.

Answer 3

because reserchers say that the first war was supposed to end all wars but instead all these things started to make more and more wars to happen and that is also why there is so much caoss

Answer 4

the english invaded the french

Answer 5

the french got owned

Answer 6

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