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Surely someone will soon make the case that Operation Epic Fury is the greatest triumph of arms since Henry V’s longbowmen routed the superior French numbers at Agincourt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The English army, including longbowmen, was outnumbered by a French army three times its size.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

The unarmored English longbowmen of Crecy and Agincourt beat the armored French knights who were "their liege lord's men."

From Time Magazine Archive

Home tried to rally his followers against the English longbowmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Suivez-moi," Simon called again to the longbowmen, and their sergeant repeated, "Follow me," in English.

From The Saracen: The Holy War by Shea, Robert