“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers…!”

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Kelly Sedinger

On October 25, 1415, five hundred eighty-five years ago, a greatly outnumbered English force dealt a crippling military defeat to the French army at a field called Agincourt. Before the battle, the English King, Henry the Fifth, had to rouse the troops, and here is how a playwright of some renown in literary history crafted the King’s speech:

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2 Responses to “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers…!”

  1. M. D. Jackson says:
    October 26, 2010 at 5:40 am

    Have you read Bernard Cornwall's Agincourt? Highly recommended.

    http://thrillofadventure.blogspot.com/2010/09/once-more-unto-breach.html

  2. Kal says:
    October 26, 2010 at 5:59 am

    One of my all time favorite speaches ever. Hell, after seeing that clip I was ready to go bash me some French heads.

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