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Crécy
[ kres-ee; French krey-see ]
noun
- Also Cres·sy []. a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.
adjective
- (sometimes lowercase) (of food) prepared or garnished with carrots.
Crécy
/ kresi; ˈkrɛsɪ /
noun
- a village in N France: scene of the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War when the English defeated the French (1346) Official nameCrécy-en-Ponthieu-ɑ̃pɔ̃tjø Former English nameCressy
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That they were too few and that France was too big had been plainly seen after Crécy and after Poitiers.
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The field of Crécy lies about thirty miles northwest of Amiens, in France.
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This gallant exploit was shortly afterwards followed by the decisive battle of Crécy.
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In their interest he made, in the year of the Crécy campaign, an incursion into England, thus ending a truce made in 1343.
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The village of Crécy-en-Ponthieu is situated on the north bank of the little river Maye.
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