With additional contributions from Fran oise Autrand, Christophe Piel, Michael Prestwich, and Bertrand Schnerb.
While the French.
A momentous event that sent shock waves across Europe, the Battle of Cr cy marked a turning point in the English king\'s struggle with his Valois adversary.
On the evening of 26 August 1346, the greatest military power in Christendom, the French royal army with Philip VI at its head, was defeated by an expeditionary force from England under the command of Edward III.
With additional contributions from Fran oise Autrand, Christophe Piel, Michael Prestwich, and Bertrand Schnerb