How 5,000 Archers Destroyed France's 25,000-Man Army

In 1415, King Henry V of England led a battered, exhausted army deep into hostile French territory, hoping to reach the safety of Calais before winter closed in. Instead, near the small village of Agincourt, his starving, disease-ridden force of longbowmen found itself blocking the path of a French army many times its size. What followed became one of the most famous — and lopsided — battles in military history, and marked the terrifying peak of English archery on the medieval battlefield. 🔔 Subscribe for more Ages of War: [ссылка на канал] #AgesOfWar #Agincourt #MedievalHistory #HundredYearsWar #Longbow