As more and more French knights made their way onto the crowded battlefield, their mobility decreased further, and some lacked even the room to raise their arms and strike a blow. French cavalrymen tried and failed to overwhelm the English positions, but the archers were protected by a line of pointed stakes. The French were met by a furious bombardment of artillery from the English archers, who wielded innovative longbows with a range of 250 yards. The English stood their ground as French knights, weighed down by their heavy armor, began a slow advance across the muddy battlefield. On the morning of October 25, the battle commenced. The battlefield lay on 1,000 yards of open ground between two woods, which prevented large-scale maneuvers and thus worked to Henry’s advantage. 1959 Montreal's Jacques Plante becomes first NHL goaltender to wear facemask Battle of Agincourt: October 25, 1415
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