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Crécy (krāsē`), officially Crécy-en-Ponthieu (–äN–pôNtyö`), village, Somme dept., N France. A nearby forest is popular for camping. At Crécy, on Aug. 26, 1346, Edward III of England defeated Philip VI of France in the Hundred Years War Hundred Years War, 1337–1453, conflict between England and France. Causes

Its basic cause was a dynastic quarrel that originated when the conquest of England by William of Normandy created a state lying on both sides of the English Channel.
..... Click the link for more information. . The French forces were armed with crossbows and, although outnumbering the English troops, were overwhelmed by the English longbows. The victory enabled the English to reach Calais. Among the combatants were Edward the Black Prince of England and the blind John of Luxembourg, king of Bohemia, who, fighting for the French, died in the battle. Crécy is also known in English as Cressy.

Crécy

English over French; preeminence of longbow established (1346). [Fr. Hist.: Bishop, 382–385]

See : Battle

Crécy

first European use of gunpowder (by British) in battle (1346). [Eur. Hist.: Bishop, 382–385]

See : Turning Point

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