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Battle of Crecy

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.






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... that you, my Lord (the Chairman), read from Glamorgan.[2] I should like to see a Welsh army in the field. I should like to see the race who faced the Normans for hundreds of years in their struggle for freedom, the race that helped to win the battle of Crecy, the race that fought for a generation under Glendower, against the greatest captain in Europe—I should like to see that race give a good taste of its quality in this struggle in Europe; and they are going ...
— Selected Speeches on British Foreign Policy 1738-1914 • Edgar Jones



Words linked to "Battle of Crecy" :   Hundred Years' War, French Republic, pitched battle, France, Crecy



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