European Battles: Battle of Crecy

The battle was fought on 26 August 1346 near Cr├®cy, in northern France. An army of English, Welsh, and allied troops from the Holy Roman Empire led by Edward III of England, engaged and defeated a much larger army of troops led by Philip VI of Franc

Pic	Name	Birth	Death	Birthplace
Captain
	John de Vere	abt 12 MAR 1310	24 JAN 1360	England, Oxfordshire, Oxford
	Charles II of Alençon killed in action	1297	1346	France, Ile-de-France, Palace of Fontainebleau
	Geoffrey Atte-Wode	1297	26 AUG 1346	England, Surrey, Colesdon
	William de Bohun Leader	abt 1312	16 SEP 1360	England, Essex, Pleshy Castle
	Thomas Daniers	abt 1294	1354	England, Cheshire, Appleton, Bradley
	Thomas Danyers	abt 1312	24 JUN 1349	England, Cheshire, Appleton, Bradley
	Philip VI King of France French Commander	1293	22 AUG 1350	France, Ile-de-France, Palace of Fontainebleau
	Peter Leigh	bef 1325	1399	England, Cheshire, Macclesfield
Commander
	Thomas de Beauchamp	2/14/1313-1314	13 NOV 1369	England, Warwickshire, Warwick Castle
	Edward III King of England	13 NOV 1312	21 JUN 1377	England, Berkshire, Windsor Castle
	Thomas de Holand	abt 1314	26 DEC 1360	England, Lancashire, Upholland
Commander and Leader
	Rudolph of Lorraine	1320	26 AUG 1346	France, Lorraine
English Leader
	Edward Plantagenet KG. Prince of Wales	15 JUN 1330	8 JUN 1376	England, Oxfordshire, Woodstock Palace
knight
	Sir Richard le Scrope fought under the Black Prince	1326	30 MAY 1403	England, Yorkshire, Bolton
Knight
	Ralph de Shelton	abt 1324	1375	England, Norfolk, Shelton
leader
	John de Radcliffe	abt 1292	1361	England, Lancashire, Bury
	Thomas West	abt 1321	3 SEP 1386	England, Devon, Totnes