THE BATTLE OF CRECY

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 145, 20 June 1936, Page 20

THE BATTLE OF CRECY

(Original.) Five hundred and ninety years ago, that is 1346 A.D., there was a strong heroic king oa the English throne, Edward HL Wishing to add to his kingdom, and also to flght a great battle, and to win a name as a great warrior, Edward claimed the French throne. The French," iiowever, were not fo eager," <uid"Wotild not give the throne up to Edward. On these grounds Edward decided to invade France. T-anrllng on the French coast, Edward. with an army of abdut 38,000, marched inland 190 miles east to Paris. While on the outskirts of the city, Edward was met with an army of about tentimes as large as hid own. As soon as he saw this, Edward turned his army north, aiming at a town on the English Channel, Calais; but, unluckily, he was stopped-by the French army at a plade named Crecy, where a great battle took place. ( Nearly all the French army v/ere on horseback, but the English were on foot. The Black Prince,. Edward's son, who had come to France with him, begged his father to allow him to take part of the army. Edward departed to watch the battle on a little slope near the field. After the battle had been raging lor some time, a messenger came to Edward and said, "The Prince's part of the army is suffering, greatly, send more men to help him." Edward's answer was, "Let the lad win his spurs." At the end of the day, the English army found themselves victorious, but if it had not been for the English archers, the battle would have -been Joefc -MAXWELL" (13). Lower Butt

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