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Crécy

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The author begins by surveying fragmentary medieval sources and sets out a method for reconstructing a long-obscured engagement from tradition, monuments, and documents. He then examines the political causes and traces the campaign that brought the opposing armies together, describes the chosen ground and preliminary dispositions, and delivers a detailed narrative of the combat itself. Attention is given to problems of numerical estimates and topographical uncertainty, and the book closes with a tactical analysis showing how terrain, weapons, and formations combined to determine the result.

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Title: Crécy

Author: Hilaire Belloc

Release date: May 1, 2010 [eBook #32196]
Most recently updated: May 31, 2021

Language: English

Credits: The Online Distributed Proofreading Team

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CRÉCY

 

 

CRÉCY

 

BY

HILAIRE BELLOC

 

 

 

 

MCMXII
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LONDON

 

 


CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTION
I.THE POLITICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
II.THE CAMPAIGN OF CRÉCY
III.THE PRELIMINARIES OF THE BATTLE
IV.THE TERRAIN OF CRÉCY
V.THE ACTION