The Somme tourist board

In fact, the Hundred Years' War lasted 116 years but was punctuated by several periods of peace. The war was a series of conflicts and is commonly divided into three or four phases.
The Battle of Crécy took place during the phase called "the Edwardian War" (1337–1360)".

The Battle of Crécy was a complete disaster for the French, largely credited to the English longbowmen.

Crécy was a battle in which a much smaller English army of 12,000 to 16,000 (depending on source), commanded by Edward III of England and heavily outnumbered by Philip VI of France's force of 35,000 to 100,000 (depending on source), was victorious as a result of superior weaponry and tactics, demonstrating the importance of the modern military concept of fire power.

Edward III followed the battle from a mill. At this place, there is a watch tower.
The cross of King of Bohemia remembers the death of John, Count of Luxembourg also called John the Blind. French ally and blind, he died during this battle.

Crécy-en-Ponthieu is also famous thanks to its 4300 hectares forest, main forest clump of Somme. Louis XI, King of France (1461 - 1483) went hunting.

The forest of Crécy is rich and if you're lucky, you can observe animals as roe deers, wild boars or pheasants.
Beech tree and oak are the main species.