Battle of Verneuil, 1424 ⚔️ A Second Agincourt ⚔️ England vs France ⚔️ Hundred Years' War

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  @HistoryMarche · 3 years ago (edited) · pinned

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  @TheManFromWaco · 3 years ago (edited)

  Ah the old &quot;Cavalry routs the enemy in front of them, stops to loot the enemy baggage, enemy reorganizes and succesfully counterattacks while the cavalry is distracted&quot; routine. It&apos;s a genuine classic, goes all the way back to the Battle of Kadesh.

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  @mariosebastiani3214 · 3 years ago

  I can imagine the depiction of this battle made by a milanese knight when he got back home to his wife: &quot;Both these commanders were waiting, and we were getting bored of staying under the sun, so we headed for the prizes in the rear of the enemy&apos;s. Had to trample a few men with long sticks, but no real trouble. After we plundered we saw our employer&apos;s army get routed, so we headed northwest and found this lovely tavern and inn in a town a few miles further down the road - maybe we&apos;ll go there on vacation next year with the kids.&quot;

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  @Boxghost102 · 3 years ago

  This battle was just as dramatic and important as Agincourt, and yet has been completely ignored. Thank you for finally giving it some attention.

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  @molecatcher3383 · 3 years ago

  The Milanese heavy cavalry, by choosing to loot the English baggage train instead of turning to attack the rear of the English army, were the decisive factor in the English victory. The Milanese were mercenaries whose main objective was to survive the battle with as much loot as possible. What side won &nbsp;or lost was of secondary importance to them.

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  @drahcirnevarc9152 · 3 years ago

  What I&apos;m getting from this is that the ultimate winners were the Milanese cavalry who, having routed the English right, buggered off with the loot from the English baggage train while the English were busy mullering the Scotch.

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  @MrBubblecake · 2 years ago (edited)

  Everytime I see a Scottish Man with the last name Douglas, I immediately think of that “Outlaw King” movie where the dude gets so offended that King Edward disrespected his family name that he went on to become one England’s most feared opponents of all time and just kept asking people to say his name 😂

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  @jasonwalker3185 · 3 years ago

  That took quite a bit of leadership and nerves of steel from the English to hold ranks against a French army almost double in strength with heavy Calvary, while fielding no Heavy Calvary of their own!

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  @Thraim. · 3 years ago

  &quot;What about Agincourt?&quot;<br>&quot;You already had it.&quot;<br>&quot;We had one, yes. What about second Agincourt?&quot;

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  @Marmocet · 3 years ago

  The French side suffered at least a 39% casualty rate. That&apos;s huge, especially considering the fact that the English side lacked cavalry. In this era of warfare, usually, when one side suffers such a large casualty rate, it is because the army has broken and fleeing soldiers are picked off by pursuing cavalry.

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  @brokenbridge6316 · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s ironic that the first Agincourt gets so much glory while the second one is completely forgotten. Great video.

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  @ExcitingHistorian · 3 years ago

  Don&apos;t you just love it when your cavalry rushes in and your infantry takes another 2 hours to figure out they should advance...

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