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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.
The field of Crécy lies about thirty miles northwest of Amiens, in France.
This gallant exploit was shortly afterwards followed by the decisive battle of Crécy.
In their interest he made, in the year of the Crécy campaign, an incursion into England, thus ending a truce made in 1343.
The village of Crécy-en-Ponthieu is situated on the north bank of the little river Maye.
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