English Army Crushed at Formigny: Hundred Years' War Nears Its End
French cavalry smashed the English longbow formations at Formigny, killing or capturing nearly the entire English force and shattering England's thirty-year grip on Normandy. The defeat left England with only Calais on the continent, effectively ending the Hundred Years' War in France's favor.
April 15, 1450
576 years ago
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