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By the year 1415 and the Battle of Agincourt, the English and French had been at war or in some manner of conflict for many years. Over the course of history these two peoples would war one another more than potentially any other people. The Battle of Agincourt however was unique amongst the long list of Franco-English conflicts; for it was in that year that King Henry V of England would not only set in motion the collapse of the French monarchy and his own accession to their thrown, but would also become memorialized throughout history for his decisive victory that day.
The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) for which the Battle of Agincourt is included, was a conflict fought primarily over claims to the French throne. After the ascension of Henry V to the throne of England in 1413, he reignited the argument of claims to the French throne.1 Henry V demanded the French pay vast sums of money as well as grant him numerous territories. When the French King, Charles VI; offered a marriage, a significant sum of money, and an minor enlargement of current English lands in Northern France, King Henry ended negotiations and declared war.2 On August 13th, 1415, King Henry V and 12,000 English soldiers attacked and besieged the French port city of Harfleur. The siege would last longer than the English would hope and in the process cost many English lives, primarily through disease.3 In mid-October, Henry V received word that the French were massing an army under the leadership of Charles d’Albret. Henry V pushed for the English stronghold of Calais in order to reinforce his weakened army.4 The French, who now shadowed the English, followed closely in an effort to bar the English from reaching Calais. Realizing his predicament, Henry V turn...
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...inally named Henry V King of France.15 The Battle of Agincourt not only serves as a testament to English arms and glory of the Medieval period, but also as one of the last battles where the archer was prevalent. With the arrival of gunpowder the era of the English longbow men died at Agincourt.
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In the summer of 1944, General George S. Patton and his 3rd Army successfully broke through heavy German Forces resistance from the Normandy invasion. German forces were in total disarray by the end of August 1944. Patton pleaded with his boss, General Omar Bradley, that if 3rd U.S. Army could be allocated as little as 400,000 gallons of fuel, he could be inside Germany in two days. Time was crucial before the inevitable reaction by the Germans to shore up their defense, preventing Patton from advancing. General Bradley refused Patton's request for more fuel; Unfortunately, General Patton advanced to Germany. Morale ran high throughout Patton’s Army, and there was no sign of heavy resistance before the German border. Consequently, by early September, the 3rd U.S Army had ground to a virtual halt along the flooded Moselle River. In places, Patton's tanks and vehicles ran out of fuel on the battlefield and their swift momentum outran their supply lines (Fugate, 1999). Lack of logistics allowed the German forces to take advantage of Patton’s Army and initiate one of the largest tank battles of World War II, the Battle of Arracourt.
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On the 14th of October 1066, Duke William of Normandy defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. His win could be summed up by the fact that William was a better leader. Other factors that contributed to William’s victory include: William was better prepared, the English army was severely weakened as Harold had just fought off an invasion in the North of England, and Harold made a fatal mistake of prematurely entering the Battle of Hastings.
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The Hundred Years War took place between France and England between the years 1337 and 1453, which is ironically one hundred and sixteen years. The war was fought over a couple issues, which include, an English King wanting to claim the French throne and also because the French king Phillip VI wanted to own territories
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King William's War, which occurred from between 1689 to 1697, was the first of a series of colonial conflicts between France and England for supremacy in North America. It started when King William III of England allied himself with the League of Augsburg; certain German states, Spain, Sweden, Austria, and the Netherlands,; to oppose French expansion. In America, King William¡¯s War, or otherwise called The War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was fought between the English and its Indian allies and the French and its Indian allies. The first major conflict occurred on February 9, 1690 when the French and Indian forces from Montreal attacked and burned Schenectady, New York. The English responded by the seizure of Port Royal on May 11, 1690. However, it was recaptured a year later by the French. The city of Quebec was also attacked by English forces in their first major military operation of King William's War, but they were obstructed by the French troops. The war ceased in a stalemate and officially ended with the Treaty of Ryswick, which ended the fighting in America and Europe, and returned all colonial possessions to their prewar status.
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One of England’s main adversaries was Spain. In May of 1702 England, Austria and the Dutch declared war to begin the ‘War of of the Spanish Succession.” The cause of the war was due to the death of the King of Spain, Charles the
To begin with, there was a great loss of human lives. Beginning in 1643 England, the closest absolute king Charles I attempted to storm and arrest parliament. His actions resulted in a civil war between those who supported the monarchy, Royalists, and those who supported the parliament, Roundheads, which did not end until 1649. Estimates for this war put the number of casualties at 200,000 for England and Wales while Ireland lost approximate...
The Hundred Years War was a battle between the French and English in hopes for possession over the French kingdom. The war started when the English King, Edward III, claimed the French throne. At first, England's new weapon, the longbow, and its stronger, more centralized government were enough to overcome the larger yet disorganized French population. But as France gained a national identity, the English began to suffer defeats.
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