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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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The last victory of the long-bow was even more complete than its first great triumph at Crecy.
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Seldom, almost never, not even at Crecy or Poictiers, was any Army better beaten.
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He is simply the boldest and royalest of Free Riders; the campaign of Crecy is, throughout, a mere pillaging foray.
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That night Edward and his troops slept on the outskirts of the forest of Crecy.
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As after Crecy, the victors were too weak to continue the campaign.
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