Which 1415 battle during the Hundred Years' War demonstrated English military prowess?

• A. The Battle of Hastings
• B. The Battle of Poitiers
• C. The Battle of Agincourt
• D. The Battle of Tours

Answer: (C)

Agincourt in 1415 shows how English military strength could win despite facing a larger enemy through smart tactics, strong leadership, and effective use of technology. Henry V’s army exploited the muddy, narrow field to neutralize heavy French cavalry. Longbowmen opened the action with rapid volleys that shattered advancing knights, while disciplined infantry held the line and protected the archers. The combination of disciplined formation, the deadly reach and rate of fire of the longbow, and the terrain allowed a smaller English force to inflict devastating casualties on a numerically superior foe, sealing a dramatic and influential victory in the war.

Hastings and Poitiers are earlier, major battles of different phases of the conflict or different conflicts, and Tours lies in a much earlier era.