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This 5 page paper discusses the Battle of Agincourt with particular attention to the troop placement and movement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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in particular the troop movements of the day. The Campaign Henry V, King of England, went to war and invaded France for many reasons, including the fact that he wanted
to win support at home by fighting a "popular foreign war," and that he hoped to "improve his finances by gaining revenue-producing lands" ("Battle of Agincourt"). There is also speculation
that he hoped to take nobles hostage and hold them for ransom ("Battle of Agincourt"). Henry landed in France in August, 1415 and laid siege to the port city
of Harfleur, which took longer than expected, with the result that the English army "did not leave until 8 October" ("Battle of Agincourt"). In those days armies didnt fight year
round, and now "the campaign season was coming to an end" ("Battle of Agincourt"). The English army was decimated by disease and so Henry decided to move it to Calais,
"the only English stronghold in northern France, where they could re-equip over the winter" ("Battle of Agincourt"). At the time, according to this source (figures vary), the army comprised roughly
9,000 men ("Battle of Agincourt"). While the English had been besieging Harfleur, the French had gathered a "large feudal army" under the command of Constable Charles dAlbret ("Battle of Agincourt").
dAlbret deployed his army "skillfully between Harfleur and Calais," thus forcing Henry into a battle he didnt want to fight ("Battle of Agincourt"). However, despite being outnumbered, sick and weary,
the English handed the French a decisive defeat ("Battle of Agincourt"). The Battle Itself Sources vary on many points-not surprising since the event happened nearly 600 years ago-but all agree
on one thing: it had been pouring for days and the battlefield was a sea of mud ("The Battle of Agincourt, (October 25, 1415)"). The armies "rose before dawn and
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