The Battle Of Agincourt

The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War.The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) in the County of Saint-Pol, Artois, some 40 km south of Calais. Henry V led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting. The French king of the time, Charles VI, did not command the French army himself as he suffered from severe psychotic illnesses with moderate mental incapacitation. Instead, the French were commanded by Constable Charles d'Albret.
This battle is notable for the use of the English longbow in very large numbers, with English and Welsh archers forming up to 80 per cent of Henry's army. The battle is the centrepiece of the play Henry V by William Shakespeare.

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[algi]

They should've bought some horse armor DLC.

[bombaya]

Metatron: "It`s friday..."
Me: No it`s not.
Metatron: "...twentyfifth of October 1415..."
Me: Ooooh...

[pelicanlogs]

With the regular uploads, I'm finding this channel more and more enjoyable, and informative.

[michaeldschutte]

Metatron is probably the most entertaining person on youtube

[FrailCaesar]

the 100 years war is something id love to see a series about. cant get enough!

[themaximus]

This was great. I would love to see more like it. I would also love to see videos on famous Roman, or Greek battles. I know you're a big fan of the Romans :)

[carloslaguna]

one of the greatest medieval battles, fantastic job Sir Metatron

[barbarahobens]

Thank you so much for doing this. My 18th Great-grandfather died for Henry V in this battle.
Dafydd Gam ap Llewelyn on 25 Oct 1415; Azincourt, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

[GrassEater]

Really love listening to the a bit lengthy videos like this in the background when doing boring tasks.

[archive]

A great history lesson. I have heard this battle referenced a lot like you said, but I never found a convenient time or motivation to study it. Thankfully you were able to cover it with your trusty daily uploads.

[ricardotejeda]

Metatron, I love your channel, and admire the hard work and enthusiasm you invest in it. You always come up with interesting topics to talk about, and I am never bored by any of them. Now, as a special request, I would like to ask you to make a video about the 1582 Cagayan Battles, please. It's an interesting clash between the East and the West, in which 40 Spanish soldiers, supposedly, defeated 1000 Wokou pirates (including ronin). You are an expert on Japanese martial history, and the topic isn't really spoken of by most of the other channels that mainly talk about historical martial arts. It is a great opportunity to discuss a historical event in which katanas were used against European swords.

[skytstrax]

First clearing up the mistakes of our friend MatPat, and now this. I realise your channel is awesome, and you have earned yourself a new subscriber. Would love more talk about battles.

[danielanderson]

seriously.... who keeps disliking these videos? I think you are doing great Raff, keep up the good work!

[joschafinger]

I like the message of this. Training and tactics, i.e. education and planning, were the decisive elements. Change is rarer than it seems, noble ones!

[draknusdesderdus]

Man this was perfectly timed with the comment section in Gnoggins video. People were throwing this battle at me saying that full plate was not as effective as I was saying. I disagreed. Perfect timing.

Also yes I'd love more analysis on historical battles. Love it.

[Ruimas]

Interesting video. I wonder if you are aware of another battle. One which happened elsewhere and was kind of a replay from Agincourt. This is the battle of Aljubarrota fought in Portugal between Portuguese forces with English support and Castillian forces with French knights in support. Much like Agincourt, the battle was defined by the landscape, fought between 2 small rivers and woods to force the knights through a narrow front. Unlike Agincourt, Aljubarrota was fully planned and the ground was prepared with traps and stuff like that. So it was even more deadly. The English longbow were similarly placed on the wings. The French cavalry had a disastrous 1st charge followed by 1 or 2 waves of infantry. It ended with much of the invading army running away in disarray and many soldiers being wounded on their backs. It was reported as a massacre in Castille. The French will seldom speak about it or the losses sustained there. Portugal and England came out of this battle as allies setting maybe the oldest standing alliance still in place today.

[elasolezito]

English longbowmen were badass. After they stunned the armored knights in the mud, they charged in with knives.

[zugzwang]

a full serie on important battles? That's a great idea!

[Nick-mpzh]

It's awesome that you made a video on this battle, this one and the battle of Crecy are the two medieval battles that interested me the most

[albinotatertot]

Lindy Beige releases a video about the Punic Wars today, and now I see your video about the battle of AginCourt... almost too much excitement for one day. XD