“That’s it! I’m gettin’ me mallet!”

  • Rolando@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    On quick read: The French had crossbowmen on one side and the English longbowmen on the other. The French? men-at-arms were crossing the river to take out the longbowmen, and they were met by English melee fighters. Sounds like it’s worth a more in-depth read, the whole Hundred Years War is pretty interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blanchetaque