Battle of Crécy
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The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Crécy canonical | 22 |
| Crécy-en-Ponthieu | 3 |
| Battle of Cressy | 1 |
| Battle of Crécy campaign | 1 |
| Battle of Poitiers | 1 |
| Crécy campaign | 1 |
| victory at the Battle of Crécy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T520554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Crécy Context triple: [Edward III of England, battle, Battle of Crécy]
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Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
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Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a decisive 1314 Scottish victory over England during the First War of Scottish Independence that secured Robert the Bruce’s position as King of Scots.
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Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was a pivotal 1066 conflict in which William the Conqueror’s Norman forces defeated the English army, leading to the Norman conquest of England.
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E.
Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham was a decisive 1265 clash in the Second Barons' War in which royal forces under Prince Edward crushed Simon de Montfort's rebel army, restoring King Henry III's authority in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Crécy Target entity description: The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
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A.
Battle of Lewes
The Battle of Lewes was a pivotal 1264 conflict in the Second Barons' War in which Simon de Montfort’s rebel forces defeated King Henry III, leading to a brief period of baronial rule in England.
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B.
Battle of Bannockburn
The Battle of Bannockburn was a decisive 1314 Scottish victory over England during the First War of Scottish Independence that secured Robert the Bruce’s position as King of Scots.
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C.
Battle of Naseby
The Battle of Naseby was a decisive 1645 engagement of the English Civil War in which Parliament’s New Model Army crushed King Charles I’s main field force, effectively turning the tide of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings was a pivotal 1066 conflict in which William the Conqueror’s Norman forces defeated the English army, leading to the Norman conquest of England.
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E.
Battle of Evesham
The Battle of Evesham was a decisive 1265 clash in the Second Barons' War in which royal forces under Prince Edward crushed Simon de Montfort's rebel army, restoring King Henry III's authority in England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
engagement of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ medieval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Crécy
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Cressy
|
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| chronologyPosition | one of the first major land battles of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| combatantForce |
English longbowmen
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French heavy cavalry ⓘ Genoese crossbowmen ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward III of England
ⓘ
Edward the Black Prince ⓘ
surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
Philip VI of France ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| date | 26 August 1346 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Calais (1346–1347) ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Edward III of England
ⓘ
Edward the Black Prince ⓘ
surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
Genoese mercenary crossbowmen ⓘ John of Bohemia ⓘ Philip VI of France ⓘ |
| locationNow |
Hauts-de-France
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surface form:
Hauts-de-France region, northern France
|
| notableFor |
decisive use of the English longbow
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decline of the dominance of mounted knights ⓘ demonstrating effectiveness of infantry and missile troops over heavy cavalry ⓘ heavy French casualties ⓘ rise of England as a major military power in Western Europe ⓘ |
| outcome |
severe losses for French nobility
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strengthening of Edward III’s position in France ⓘ |
| partOf | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| place | near Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Picardy, France ⓘ |
| precededBy | Edward III’s 1346 chevauchée through Normandy ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Agincourt
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Agincourt (1415)
Battle of Poitiers ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Poitiers (1356)
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| result | English victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated vulnerability of armored knights to missile fire
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early major English success in the Hundred Years' War ⓘ marked a shift toward ranged weapons in European warfare ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
English defensive position on a slope
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repeated French cavalry charges ⓘ use of pits and obstacles against cavalry ⓘ |
| theater | Western European theatre of the Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| year | 1346 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of Crécy Description of subject: The Battle of Crécy was a major English victory over the French in 1346 during the Hundred Years' War, noted for the decisive use of the longbow and the emergence of England as a dominant military power.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Poitiers
this entity surface form:
Battle of Cressy
this entity surface form:
Crécy-en-Ponthieu
this entity surface form:
Battle of Crécy campaign
subject surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
this entity surface form:
victory at the Battle of Crécy
subject surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
this entity surface form:
Crécy-en-Ponthieu
this entity surface form:
Crécy campaign
subject surface form:
John of Bohemia
this entity surface form:
Crécy-en-Ponthieu
subject surface form:
John of Bohemia