Hundred Years' War English-occupied Calais. In a campaign reminiscent of Crécy, he found himself outmanoeuvred and low on supplies and had to fight a much larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt, north of the Somme. Despite the problems and having a smaller force, his victory was near-total; the French defeat was catastrophic, costing the lives of many of the Armagnac leaders. About 40% of the French nobility was killed. Henry was apparently concerned that the large number of prisoners taken were a security risk (there were more French prisoners than there were soldiers in the entire English army) and he ordered
HMS Agincourt (D86) the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In the following year "Agincourt", along with the rest of the squadron, formerly flotilla, deployed to the Mediterranean. The squadron and "Agincourt" did not return home until the following year. In 1956 "Agincourt" she formed part of the Royal Navy force which took part in the Suez Crisis. In 1957, "Agincourt", and the 4th Destroyer Squadron, returned to the Mediterranean. In 1959, "Agincourt" and three of her sister-ships underwent conversion to become radar pickets. The conversion included the addition of the Sea Cat missile and new radar, as well