Battle of Agincourt
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The Battle of Agincourt was a pivotal 1415 English victory in the Hundred Years’ War, famed for Henry V’s outnumbered forces defeating the French largely through the effective use of longbowmen.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Agincourt canonical | 25 |
| Agincourt | 3 |
| Bataille d'Azincourt | 1 |
| Battle of Agincourt (1415) | 1 |
| Henry V's 1415 campaign in France | 1 |
| Henry V's Normandy campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T771392 — 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 Agincourt Context triple: [Late Middle Ages, hasMajorEvent, Battle of Agincourt]
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A.
Battle of Crécy
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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B.
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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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 Sluys
The Battle of Sluys was a major 1340 naval engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which the English fleet decisively defeated the French, securing control of the English Channel.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Agincourt Target entity description: The Battle of Agincourt was a pivotal 1415 English victory in the Hundred Years’ War, famed for Henry V’s outnumbered forces defeating the French largely through the effective use of longbowmen.
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A.
Battle of Crécy
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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B.
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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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 Sluys
The Battle of Sluys was a major 1340 naval engagement of the Hundred Years' War in which the English fleet decisively defeated the French, securing control of the English Channel.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Henry V's campaign of 1415 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| casualties | French casualties far higher than English casualties ⓘ |
| combatantStrength | English army heavily outnumbered by French army ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur de Richemont
ⓘ
Charles de Valois, Duke of Orléans ⓘ
surface form:
Charles I, Duke of Orléans
Charles d'Albret ⓘ Charles de Bourbon ⓘ
surface form:
Charles, Duke of Bourbon
Henry V of England ⓘ Jean II, Duke of Alençon ⓘ |
| conflict | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
Henry V (play)
ⓘ
surface form:
dramatized in William Shakespeare's play Henry V
|
| date | 25 October 1415 ⓘ |
| era | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| famousSpeech |
St Crispin's Day speech
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surface form:
St Crispin's Day speech (literary depiction)
|
| followedBy | further English campaigns in Normandy ⓘ |
| languageVariantName |
Battle of Agincourt
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bataille d'Azincourt
|
| location | near Azincourt, France ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
English longbowmen
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English men-at-arms ⓘ French cavalry ⓘ French men-at-arms ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Azincourt ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
French heavy cavalry and men-at-arms hampered by mud
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high proportion of English longbowmen compared to men-at-arms ⓘ killing of French prisoners by English on Henry V's orders ⓘ large number of French prisoners taken ⓘ severe French casualties among nobility ⓘ |
| opponentOf | French Armagnac faction ⓘ |
| partOf | Hundred Years' War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Harfleur ⓘ |
| primaryWeapon | English longbow ⓘ |
| region | northern France ⓘ |
| religiousContext | fought on the feast of Saint Crispin ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| significance |
iconic example of longbow effectiveness
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major English victory in Hundred Years' War ⓘ strengthened Henry V's position in France ⓘ symbol of English military prowess ⓘ |
| tactic |
defensive position in muddy, narrow field
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use of massed longbowmen ⓘ use of wooden stakes to protect archers ⓘ |
| terrain | narrow, muddy field between woods ⓘ |
| weather | wet conditions before the battle ⓘ |
| year | 1415 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Agincourt Description of subject: The Battle of Agincourt was a pivotal 1415 English victory in the Hundred Years’ War, famed for Henry V’s outnumbered forces defeating the French largely through the effective use of longbowmen.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Agincourt (1415)
this entity surface form:
Bataille d'Azincourt
this entity surface form:
Agincourt
this entity surface form:
Henry V's 1415 campaign in France
subject surface form:
Henry V of England
this entity surface form:
Henry V's Normandy campaign
subject surface form:
Ranulph Fiennes
this entity surface form:
Agincourt
this entity surface form:
Agincourt