Year: 1415
Figure: Henry V
Contribution: Victory at Battle of Agincourt
Forever famed by Shakespeare's St. Crispin's Day speech in the play Henry V, the Battle of Agincourt was an enormous British victory in the Hundred Years War. The English team was sorely outnumbered, at least one to five, with only 5,000 warriors on their side. They were sick and tired men facing fresh French troops, and they were almost sure they were going to die. Henry V initiated the attack, and went on to win, mostly because of the archers and their longbows.
At the end of the battle, over 8,000 Frenchmen were dead. The English only lost 112 or so.
Information Credit: Britishbattles.com
