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The Battle of Verneuil (1424) was meant to be a decisive French victory.
Thousands of heavily armored knights, supported by Italian cavalry, rode with supreme confidence against a smaller English force.

But the English billmen were waiting.

Armed with hooked blades and heavy polearms, they stood shoulder-to-shoulder behind longbow volleys and braced for impact.
When the French charge met the English line, billmen tore into the confused mass of cavalry, dragging knights down, splitting armor, and turning the charge into a slaughter.

This video breaks down how English infantry — not longbows — delivered the decisive blow, why billmen were so effective against armored cavalry, and how Verneuil became one of the bloodiest battles of the Hundred Years' War.