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Crecy our visit to the town and the Battlefield



The small town of Crecy en Ponthieu is 10 miles from Hesdin. Just follow the D 928 towards Abbeville, you will see a turn on your right to Crecy.

The battlefield is about 1 mile from the town centre there is a parking area. From the watchtower you can see the battlefield.

The church at Crecy

Church at Crecy picture

You can see details of the battle here

Crecy battle site picture

The watchtower

Crecy watchtower picture

This photo shows the 3 tier watchtower that was built on the spot of a windmill that Edward used to view the battlefield


The battlefield


Crecy the battlefield picture

The photo was taken on the battlefield you can see how the ground slopes down.

The English army set up at the top of the slope which gave them an advantage.

The French forces had to attack uphill and did not realise the power of the longbow. The French forces numbered approx 36,000 to the English approx 12,000 about 7,000 were archers. The Battle of Crecy was fought on August 26, 1346 the battle lasted around 8 hours and the French were defeated.


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