Crécy-en-Ponthieu

The Battlefield of Crecy

On 26 August 1346, the Battle of Crecy -- an early English victory of the Hundred Years' War -- was fought here, near Crecy-en-Ponthieu.

Het slagveld van Crecy.
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From the source

Crécy-en-Ponthieu (Frankrijk), waar op 26 augustus 1346 de Slag bij Crécy plaatsvond, een vroege Engelse overwinning in de Honderdjarige Oorlog.

Editorial reading

The battlefield lies near Crecy-en-Ponthieu in the Somme, France. According to the official regional tourism board Baie de Somme, the site itself is not formally registered ('Non listed') as protected heritage.

Recommendation

One of the earliest and most studied English victories of the Hundred Years' War, though the battlefield itself carries no formal heritage protection.

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