Asked by rebecca

What weapon helped the English win many of the early battles of the Hundred Years' War

The Pike

The Longbow

The Crossbow

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The Longbow.

English longbowmen (e.g. at Crécy, Poitiers and Agincourt) gave a high rate of fire, long range and good armor‑penetration, which helped defeat French cavalry and heavy infantry. The pike and crossbow were not the decisive English weapons in those early battles.