The Battle of Agincourt, on October 25, 1415, was a momentous medieval victory for English forces against France. What factor however, likely meant the French soldiers were tired and depleted before they even faced the English?
Answer: The French armour. It was incredibly heavy, just the helmet and cuirass, or breastplate, of one French knight weighed 40 Kg (90 Pounds). Many soldiers likely died of heat stroke, fell into ditches – most could not get up without assistance – and suffocated before the battle had even begun.
Source: The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop
