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Agincourt

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a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415

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Agincourt

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noun
a battle fought in 1415 near the village of Azincourt, N France: a decisive victory for English longbowmen under Henry V over French forces vastly superior in number

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Agincourt

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village in N France, near Calais: site of a battle (1415) won by England in the Hundred Years' War with France

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Agincourt

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A village of northern France west-northwest of Arras. On October 25, 1415, Henry V of England decisively defeated a much larger French army here. The victory showed the effectiveness of troops equipped with longbows over heavily armored knights.

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