HyperDic: battle_of_crecy

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Crecy:
NOUNactbattle of Crecy, Crecythe first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War
English > battle of Crecy: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois.
SynonymCrecy
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofHundred Years' WarThe series of wars fought intermittently between France and England
RegionFrance, French RepublicA republic in western Europe
Spanishbatalla de Crecy, Crecy

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