The English had very little food, had marched 260 miles (420 km) in two and a half weeks, were suffering from sickness such as dysentery, and faced much larger numbers of well-equipped French men at arms.
Englænderne havde kun få forsyninger og havde marcheret 420 km på to en halv uge; mange led af sygdomme som dysenteri, og de stod over for en større og bedre udrustet fransk hær.