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Battle of Agincourt

Battle of Agincourt was a battle fought on 25 October 1415 at Azincourt, in what is now France. It was part of the Hundred Years' War, which ran from 1337 to 1453. The recorded result: English victory.

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Battle of Agincourt, 15th century miniature. Provided by en:User:Isis on 12 Aug 2002 to the english Wikipedia.
Battle of Agincourt, 15th century miniature. Provided by en:User:Isis on 12 Aug 2002 to the english Wikipedia.. Unknown - Ms 6 f.243 Battle of Agincourt, 1415, English with Flemish illuminations, from the 'St. Alban's Chronicle' by , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought25 October 1415
WhereAzincourt, France50.463N, 2.141E
OutcomeEnglish victory
BelligerentsKingdom of EnglandagainstKingdom of France
Part ofHundred Years' War1337 to 1453

Where it sits in the Hundred Years' War

Battle of Cassel, 1328Battle of Cadzand, 1337Battle of Arnemuiden, 1338Battle of Sluys, 1340Siege of Tournai, 1340Battle of Saint-Omer, 1340Battle of Bergerac, 1345Battle of Auberoche, 1345Siege of Aiguillon, 1346Battle of Caen, 1346Battle of Blanchetaque, 1346Battle of Crécy, 1346Siege of Calais, 1346Battle of Neville's Cross, 1346Battle of Lunalonge, 1349Siege of Calais, 1349Battle of Winchelsea, 1350Battle of Ardres, 1351Battle of Saintes, 1351Siege of Saint-Jean-d'Angély, 1351Siege of Guînes, 1352Battle of Poitiers, 1356Siege of Saint-Valery, 1358Battle of Amiens, 1358Siege of Rheims, 1359Siege of Paris, 1360Battle of Brignais, 1362Siege of Rolleboise, 1364Siege of Mantes, 1364Siege of Meulan, 1364Battle of Cocherel, 1364Siege of Arles, 1368Battle of Montiel, 1369Siege of Sarlat, 1370Massacre of Limoges, 1370Siege of Paris, 1370Battle of Pontvallain, 1370Siege of Guernesey, 1372Battle of La Rochelle, 1372Siege of Soubise, 1372Battle of Lisbon, 1373Battle of Chiset, 1373Siege of Nantes, 1380Battle of Nevele, 1381Battle of Roosebeke, 1382Battle of Atoleiros, 1384Siege of Lisbon, 1384Naval Battle of the Tejo, 1384Battle of Trancoso, 1385English invasion of Scotland, 1385Battle of Aljubarrota, 1385Battle of Valverde, 1385Battle of the Seven, 1402Siege of Mercq, 1405Siege of Haverford, 1405Battle of Chef-de-Caux, 1415Siege of Harfleur, 1415Battle of Agincourt, 1415Battle of Valmont, 1416Battle of the Seine, 1416Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1417Siege of Bayeux (1417), 1417Siege of Caen, 1417Siege of Rouen, 1418Siege of Château-Gaillard, 1418Battle of La Rochelle, 1419Siege of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, 1420Siege of Melun, 1420Siege of Paris, 1420Battle of Baugé, 1421Battle of Mons-en-Vimeu, 1421Siege of Meaux, 1421Battle of Cravant, 1423Battle of La Brossinière, 1423Siege of Mont-Saint-Michel, 1424Battle of Verneuil, 1424Battle of St. James, 1426Siege of Montargis, 1427Siege of Orléans, 1428Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1429Battle of the Herrings, 1429Battle of Orléans, 1429Battle of Meung-sur-Loire, 1429Battle of Beaugency, 1429Battle of Patay, 1429Battle of Jargeau, 1429Battle of Montépilloy, 1429Siege of Paris, 1429Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1430Battle of Anthon, 1430Siege of Compiègne, 1430Battle of Bulgnéville, 1431Siege of Pouancé, 1432Battle of Gerberoy, 1435Siege of Paris, 1435Siege of Saint-Denis, 1435Siege of Calais, 1436Siege of Tartas, 1441Siege of Dieppe, 1442Siege of Fougeres, 1449Siege of Bonneville-sur-Touques, 1450Battle of Formigny, 1450Battle of Castillon, 145313281453Battle of Agincourt, 1415
103 placed engagements of the Hundred Years' War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 October 1415
PlaceAzincourt, France
50.463N, 2.141E
KindBattle, medieval
Strength6,000–8,100 men; (modern estimates; see Numbers at Agincourt); • About 5 archers; • 1 dismounted men-at-arms in heavy armour14,000–15,000 men or up to 25,000 if counting armed servants; • 10,000 men-at-arms; • 4,000–5,000 archers and crossbowmen; • Up to 10,000 mounted and armed servants (gros valets) present
Casualties and lossesUp to 600 killed (112 identified)• 6,000 killed (most of whom were of the French nobility); • 700–2,200 captured
Commanders
  • Henry V of England
  • Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
  • Edward, Duke of York
  • Michael de la Pole, 3rd Earl of Suffolk
  • Thomas Camoys, Baron Camoys
  • Thomas Erpingham
  • Charles I d'Albret
  • Jean II Le Maingre
  • Jean I d'Alençon
  • Edward III of Bar
Battle of AgincourtBattle of AgincourtSiege of MercqSiege of HesdinBattle of GuinegateBattle of GuinegateFirst Battle of ArtoisSiege of HesdinBattle of GuinegateBrusselsLe HavreAntwerpenRouenBrightonReimsBruggeAmiens100 km50.463N, 2.141E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Agincourt
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Agincourt today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-09-19. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 128 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 39 to 172 m, 133 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 68% cropland, 18% grassland, 11% tree cover.

cropland: 68%grassland: 18%tree cover: 11%built-up: 2%cropland 68%grassland 18%tree cover 11%built-up 2%
west to east, 10.0 km75 to 138 mnorth to south, 10.0 km78 to 141 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1415

Battle of Agincourt is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 1,383 in present-day France.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q188495, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Agincourt, revision 1381691069, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.