Crecy-en-Ponthieu

Crecy-en-Ponthieu
The scene of the Battle of Cressy
The Battle of Cressy took place on 26 August 1346 near Crécy in northern France, and was one of the most important battles of the Hundred Years' War with King Edward III with his son, the Black Prince, against Philip VI, King of France.
The English army numbered some 4,000 knights and men-at-arms, 7,000 Welsh and English archers and some 5,000 Welsh and Irish spearmen. The English army fielded 5 primitive cannon. The French army numbers were as high as 80,000 including a force of some 6,000 Genoese crossbowmen.
King Edward III installed himself and his staff in a windmill on a small hill that protected the rear, where he could direct the course of the battle. The location marked with the present day tower shown in the photograph.
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