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The Battle of Agincourt was fought on 25 October 1415 between the English army of King Henry V and a much larger French army during the Hundred Years’ War. The English victory became one of the most famous battlefield triumphs of medieval Europe and established Henry V as one of England’s most celebrated warrior kings. Background The Battle of Agincourt took place during the Hundred Years’ War, a prolonged series of conflicts between England and France that began in the fourteenth century. ...

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 in present-day Belgium between the French army under Napoleon Bonaparte and the allied forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington, supported later in the day by the Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Napoleon’s defeat ended his attempt to regain power in Europe and brought the Napoleonic Wars to a final conclusion. Background The Battle of Waterloo was the decisive engagement of the Hundred Days, the brief period in 1815 during which Napoleon returned to power after his exile. ...