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Harfleur

British  
/ ˈhɑːflɜːr, arflœr /

noun

  1. a port in N France, in Seine-Maritime department: important centre in the Middle Ages. Pop: 8517 (1999)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And Debbie Harry Potter, the inspirational king who used the power of necromancy and electro-pop to defeat the French at Harfleur.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 17, 2012

It had rained during the siege of Harfleur, too.

From New York Times ● Jun. 27, 2012

Nor could he speak, as Douglas MacArthur could, like Henry V before Harfleur.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Harfleur taken, and I not there!" he cried.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James

With a fleet of one thousand five hundred sail Henry crossed the sea and landed without opposition at Chef de Caux, near Harfleur, at the mouth of the Seine.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson

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