Question

Why were the english able to defeat the french in early battles such as the one at crecy?

Answer 1

the french were out done by the english because the had better weapons and a better battle plan to go with their weapons

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Answer 2

The English army relied on archers armed with longbows. Arrows fired from longbows flew farther, faster, and more accurately than those fired from French crossbows.