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Crécy

Battle of Crécy
Part of the Hundred Years' War
Battle of Crécy
Image from a 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Jean Froissart's Chronicles
Date 26 August 1346
Location Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Picardy, France
50°15′25″N 1°54′14″E / 50.257°N 1.904°E / 50.257; 1.904Coordinates: 50°15′25″N 1°54′14″E / 50.257°N 1.904°E / 50.257; 1.904
Result English victory
Belligerents

England Arms 1340.svg Kingdom of England

Holy Roman Empire Arms-single head.svg Imperial mercenaries
COA fr BRE.svg Breton mercenaries

Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg Flemish mercenaries

Blason pays fr FranceAncien.svg Kingdom of France
Armoiries Gênes.svg Genoese mercenaries
Armoiries Jean de Luxembourg.svg Kingdom of Bohemia

Armoiries Majorque.svg Kingdom of Majorca
Commanders and leaders

England Arms 1340.svg Edward III
England Arms 1340-white label.svg Edward of Woodstock

Coa England Family Bohun-Humphrey de Bohun, C. de Northampton.svg William of Northampton

Blason pays fr FranceAncien.svg Philip VI +
Alençon Arms.svg Charles of Alençon †
Blason Lorraine.svg Rudolph of Lorraine †
Blason Blois Ancien.svg Louis of Châtillon †
Armoiries Gênes.svg Antonio Doria

Armoiries Jean de Luxembourg.svg John the Blind †
Strength
9,000–12,000 (modern estimates) 30,000 (modern estimates)
Casualties and losses
100–300 killed c. 2,000 men-at-arms killed
unknown number of common soldiers killed

England Arms 1340.svg Kingdom of England

Holy Roman Empire Arms-single head.svg Imperial mercenaries
COA fr BRE.svg Breton mercenaries

Blason pays fr FranceAncien.svg Kingdom of France
Armoiries Gênes.svg Genoese mercenaries
Armoiries Jean de Luxembourg.svg Kingdom of Bohemia


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