Medieval warfare: sieges, cavalry and infantry

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• At Agincourt in 1415, a tired, outnumbered English army under Henry V faced a much larger French force.
• English longbowmen protected themselves with sharpened wooden stakes that broke up the French cavalry charge.
• The muddy field slowed French knights in heavy armour, making them easy targets for archers.
• The English won a decisive victory and killed many prisoners, a controversial act.
• The battle showed that massed archers could defeat mounted knights, a sign of change in how wars were fought.

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