Battle of Crécy

The Battle of Crécy took place on 26 August, 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War. The combination of new weapons and tactics have caused many historians to consider this battle the beginning of the end of chivalry.
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Noun
1. the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois
(synonym) Crecy
(hypernym) pitched battle
(part-holonym) Hundred Years' War
(classification) France, French Republic

(26 August 1346) The monumental destruction of the flower of French chivalry by a much smaller English force under Edward III and the Black Prince, one of the first times the new English tactics of deploying archers in force against a tightly packed enemy was used against the French. It had been first tried with great success nine years earlier at Halidon Hill, but the lesson was ignored by the French and they paid dearly for it.