FRENCH WARRIORS

The Hundred Years' War is an armed conflict of 1337-1453 between France and England. It should be added here that it was interrupted by numerous truces and peace, but it finally ended only in 1453. At the beginning of the conflict, the main strike force of the French troops in battle was their knighthood, which was known for its bravery on the battlefield, very good individual training, but also pride (it was common to assume that the French knights at that time claimed that if heaven collapsed on the head - they would support it with their copies) and an almost total lack of discipline. This made itself felt catastrophically at the Battle of Crecy in 1346. The armament of the French knight at the beginning of the Hundred Years' War (14th century) was undoubtedly very good. As a defensive weapon, he used a shield, chain mail with numerous elements of plate armor, or - less often - full plate armor. As an offensive weapon he used a lance, a one-handed sword and various types of blunt weapons, such as a piercing. Significant changes in the French cavalry took place during the reign of Charles VII (reigned 1422-1461). This ruler introduced in 1445 the so-called ordonance companies, of which at the beginning there were 15, and each of them had 100 copiers. This cavalry was well-trained, disciplined and was taken as a royal pay, and was not - as before - appointed on the basis of a mass move.