History of the battle of Agincourt, and of the expedition of Henry the Fifth into France, in 1415; to which is added, The roll of the men at arms, in the English army . the place to which he had been found two fords, neither of which was deeperthan a horses belly The road to them wasthrough two long narrow causeways, which theFrench had broken up, so that it was difficultfor two abreast to ride through them. SirJohn Cornwall, and Sir Gilbert Umfreville. witha detachment consisting of lancers on foot, andarchers, were instantly sent across, for the pur-pose of protecting the others
History of the battle of Agincourt, and of the expedition of Henry the Fifth into France, in 1415; to which is added, The roll of the men at arms, in the English army . the place to which he had been found two fords, neither of which was deeperthan a horses belly The road to them wasthrough two long narrow causeways, which theFrench had broken up, so that it was difficultfor two abreast to ride through them. SirJohn Cornwall, and Sir Gilbert Umfreville. witha detachment consisting of lancers on foot, andarchers, were instantly sent across, for the pur-pose of protecting the others on their landing,from an attack;0 and Henry proceeded to adeptthe most vigorous measures for the pnnfligc ofthe rest. This scene is described with gnatminuteness; and nothing could surpaai the per-sonal exertions of the King. He caused the brokenparts of the causeways to be filled up with wood,fascines, and straw, until three persons couldeasily ride abreast: the baggage was ordered to a Chronicler \. b Ibid. See the luvonipauving map. c Ibid. J$l-A|J shew-in p the dangerous situation of HBN&Y V. beforecrofsinp the sommb . 19 ^October 1415 see p<x#e $ It Ca,rt»rigftf,Ztthoff. Jfarficfc Iia^e. Jiectfirr-d, J(mr. BATTLE OF AGINCOURT. 95 be conveyed over one of the causeways, and Passagethe men crossed by the second; whilst his Ma- sommc, t . * , 19th 0c- jesty placed himselt at one entrance, and some on the other, to preserve order, and toprevent their crowding, and blocking up thepassage:a by these means many soon gained theopposite A French writer, who says hewas present, states, that when the army reachedthe banks they destroyed several houses, and usedthe materials, together with ladders, doors, andwindows, in the construction of a bridge, onwhich they passed the river; and that when theadvanced guard had crossed, the horses weretaken over, after which the rear-guard one hundred persons had crossed, a bodyof French horse, which h
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