This report aims to cover the Battle of Agincourt. Topics that will be covered in this article include: factors contributing to the Battle of Agincourt, English forces, French forces, weapons and equipment, terrain (the effects it had on both armies) , the key battles before the Battle of Agincourt, the Battle of Agincourt and the Battle of Agincourt in relation to certain principles of war. ). The Hundred Years' War was an ongoing conflict between the English and French nations. The death of Charles IV, King of France, in 1328 caused major controversy. When Charles IV died, he died without an heir; at least one male heir. This left the opportunity for Edward III to take control of power since his mother was the sister of Charles IV. Soon after, Charles VI claimed defeat and began attempting to consolidate power in France. Edward III, still feeling himself the legitimate heir to the throne, besieged French territory. Another factor that contributed to the outbreak of the Battle of Agincourt was the Treaty of Brétigny (1360). After John II was liberated by the English, he ceded Poitou, Aunis, Saintonge, Angoumois, Guienne, Gascony, Calais and other regions to Edward III. In 1373, France regained control of these territories. In 1415, Henry V regained control of the territories granted to the English by the Treaty of Brétigny. The English Forces The English army at this battle was led by the King of England, Henry V. The English formation consisted of three main bodies of dismounted men-at-arms. These men...middle of paper......the French army in a death trap. He also placed his archers on his left and right flanks diagonally to his main lines. This would amount to trapping the French army in a semi-circle. He ultimately used the terrain conditions to help slow down the French army in order to get maximum firepower on them.ReferencesBarker, Juliet. Agincourt: Henry V and the battle that made England. New York: Little Brown and Company, 2006.eHistory. The Hundred Years' War: overview. November 17, 2011. Hibbert, Christopher. Azincourt. New York: Dorset Press, 1978. Info please. Treaty of Brétigny. November 17, 2011. Neillands, Robert. The Battle of Agincourt. November 18 2011 .