Region: Western Europe · Coordinates: 50.252, 1.881 · 9 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The French king sent scouts, who confirmed that the English army was camped outside the plain of Crécy. Hearing that a battle would follow, he was delighted. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The English prince's battle lined up with about 1,200 knights, 4,000 archers and 1,000 Welsh troops. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The French army went into battle scattered. Toward sunset the fighting began, and the French king himself and his banner never reached the field. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | English archers shot arrows without pause, and French knights and their horses fell and piled up. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The evening fight went on into the night. Unable to tell each other apart, the English held their ground. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The French king, seeing his army collapse, anxiously asked Jehan de Hainnau for advice. He answered that the king should leave the battlefield. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | When the French army approached, the English rose and drew up in three divisions: the Prince of Wales's unit at the front, with the archers spread out in a harrow-like formation. |
| AD 1346 | Chronicles of Jean Froissart | The Battle of Crécy. The English king won. Many French-side nobles fell, including the King of Bohemia, the counts of Alençon, Blois and Flanders, and the Duke of Lorraine. The bodies were taken to the abbey of Menthen. |
| AD 1346 | Giovanni Villani, Nuova Cronica | Battle of Crécy: Philip VI's French army attacks the English position, the Genoese crossbowmen are pushed back, and fighting lasts until evening; many nobles, including John, King of Bohemia, are killed |