the Battle of Crécy
/ðə ˌbætl əv ˈkresi/
/ðə ˌbætl əv kreɪˈsi/
- a battle fought in 1346 near the small town of Crécy in northern France. The army of the English king Edward III defeated the much larger French army, mainly because the English soldiers were armed with longbows.
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the Battle of Crécy