ORDER OF BATTLE // November 3, 1415
Battle of Agincourt
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 20,000–23,100 estimated
Kingdom of England
6,000–8,100
Medium-confidence figure
Kingdom of France
14,000–15,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Agincourt, fought on 25 October 1415 near Azincourt in northern France, produced an unexpected English victory over a substantially larger French force — English troops numbered between 6,000 and 8,100 against a French army of 14,000 to 15,000, with French casualties reaching approximately 6,000. The outcome boosted English morale and crippled France, inaugurating a new phase of English dominance in the Hundred Years' War. This advantage held for fourteen years until England's defeat at the Siege of Orléans in 1429, which reversed the strategic momentum. Agincourt thus marks a pivotal turning point within the longer conflict: a single engagement that reshuffled the balance between the two powers and defined the character of the war's middle decades.
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