HI123 Lecture 6: Oct. 1 Knights and Archers at Agincourt
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Henry v and the war against france: the renewal of war, the siege of harfleur. After rejection, henry v realizes that he has to take the french to war, and starts to raise an army. He used the indenture to raise an army that eventually totaled 12000 men: 2400 men at arms and 9600 archers. His was the largest force that anyone mobilized after the 13th century. ( recall the black death had killed many europeans) This was a testament to the political power, and his ability to unite the. With this large army, he set out to france on 11 august 1415 and landed at the mouth of the seine 2 days later. It was the opening of his quest against france. Harfleur proved to be tougher than henry had planned. It had strong natural defenses (marshes and water) and the walls of harfleur were state of the art, and were very thick.
