The Outnumbered English Army That Defeated a Substantially Larger French Force at Agincourt on Saint Crispin's Day in 1415 With the Help of the Longbow and Heavy Mud
Henry V's English army of approximately 8,000 men defeated a French army of approximately 25,000 at Agincourt on 25 October 1415. The English longbow inflicted heavy casualties on the French heavy cavalry crossing a narrow, deeply muddy field. Henry ordered the killing of approximately 1,500 French prisoners during the battle. The conventional French casualty estimate is 6,000-10,000 dead against fewer than 500 English.
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