Editing Battle of Agincourt (section)

===French deployment===
The French army had 10,000 men-at arms{{sfn|Rogers|2008|pp=57–59}}{{sfn|Mortimer|2009|pp=429, 565}}{{sfn|Sumption|2015|pp=452–453}} plus some 4,000–5,000 miscellaneous footmen ({{lang|fr|gens de trait}}) including archers, crossbowmen{{sfn|Mortimer|2009|pp=422, 565}} ({{lang|fr|arbalétriers}}) and shield-bearers ({{lang|fr|pavisiers}}), totaling 14,000–15,000 men. Probably each man-at-arms would be accompanied by a ''gros valet'' (or varlet), an armed servant, adding up to another 10,000 potential fighting men,{{sfn|Rogers|2008|pp=57, 60–62}} though some historians omit them from the number of combatants.{{sfn|Rogers|2008|p=59 n. 71}}

The French were organized into two main groups (or [[Battle (formation)|battle]]s), a vanguard up front and a main battle behind, both composed principally of men-at-arms fighting on foot and flanked by more of the same in each wing.{{sfnm|1a1=Barker|1y=2015|1pp=278–279, 280|2a1=Curry|2y=2006|2pp=141, 142, 184|3a1=Mortimer|3y=2009|3pp=428–429}} There was a special, elite cavalry force whose purpose was to break the formation of the English archers and thus clear the way for the infantry to advance.{{sfnm|1a1=Curry|1y=2006|1pp=183–184|2a1=Barker|2y=2015|2pp=279, 280}} A second, smaller mounted force was to attack the rear of the English army, along with its baggage and servants.{{sfn|Phillpotts|1984|p=63}} Many lords and gentlemen demanded and received position in the front lines, where they would have a higher chance to acquire glory and valuable ransoms; this resulted in the bulk of the men-at-arms being massed in the front lines and the other troops, for which there was no remaining space, to be placed behind.{{sfnm|1a1=Mortimer|1y=2009|1pp=428–429, 430|2a1=Barker|2y=2015|2pp=278–279|3a1=Curry|3y=2000|3pp=113, 115, 125}} Although it had been planned for the archers and crossbowmen to be placed with the infantry wings, they were now regarded as unnecessary and placed behind them instead.{{sfnm|1a1=Barker|1y=2015|1pp=275, 278–279|2a1=Rogers|2y=2008|2pp=64, 66–67, 69|3a1=Phillpotts|3y=1984|3pp=62|4a1=Mortimer|4y=2009|4p=429, 430}} On account of the lack of space, the French drew up a third battle, the rearguard, which was on horseback and mainly comprised the valets mounted on the horses belonging to the men fighting on foot ahead.{{sfnm|1a1=Barker|1y=2015|1pp=278–279|2a1=Rogers|2y=2008|2pp=61 (n. 79), 62, 64, 66|3a1=Phillpotts|3y=1984|3p=62}}

The French vanguard and main battle numbered respectively 4,800 and 3,000 men-at-arms.{{sfnm|1a1=Mortimer|1y=2009|1p=429|2a1=Sumption|2y=2015|2p=452|3a1=Rogers|3y=2008|3p=58|4a1=Curry|4y=2000|4pp=107, 132, 181}} Both lines were arrayed in tight, dense formations of about 16 ranks each, and were positioned a bowshot length from each other.{{sfn|Rogers|2008|p=63}} Albret, Boucicaut and almost all the leading noblemen were assigned stations in the vanguard.{{sfnm|1a1=Sumption|1y=2015|1p=452|2a1=Barker|2y=2015|2p=279}} The dukes of [[Jean I, Duke of Alençon|Alençon]] and [[Edward III of Bar|Bar]] led the main battle.{{sfn|Barker|2015|p=279}} A further 600 dismounted men-at-arms stood in each wing, with the left under the [[Louis, Count of Vendôme|Count of Vendôme]] and the right under the [[Arthur de Richemont|Count of Richemont]].{{sfnm|1a1=Barker|1y=2015|1pp=279, 280, 322, 331|2a1=Curry|2y=2000|2pp=156, 181, 183|3a1=Curry|3y=2006|3p=182}} To disperse the enemy archers, a cavalry force of 800–1,200 picked men-at-arms,{{sfn|Curry|2000|pp=60–61, 71, 106, 161, 173, 468}} led by [[Clignet de Bréban]] and [[Louis de Bosredon]], was distributed evenly between both flanks of the vanguard (standing slightly forward, like horns).{{sfnm|1a1=Curry|1y=2000|1pp=34, 35, 61, 161|2a1=Rogers|2y=2008|2p=63|3a1=Barker|3y=2015|3p=280|4a1=Mortimer|4y=2009|4pp=429, 599 (n. 109)}} Some 200 mounted men-at-arms would attack the English rear.{{sfn|Sumption|2015|p=454}}{{efn|With 4,800 men-at-arms in the vanguard, 3,000 in the main battle, and 1,200 in the infantry wings,{{sfn|Curry|2000|p=181}} along with 800 and 200 in each cavalry force,{{sfn|Curry|2000|pp=60–61, 71, 106, 161, 173, 468}} the total number of men-at-arms was 10,000.{{sfn|Curry|2000|p=181}} There may have been men-at-arms in the rearguard but, if so, no more than a couple of hundred.{{sfnm|1a1=Rogers|1y=2008|1p=59|2a1=Mortimer|2y=2009|2p=429}} }} The French apparently had no clear plan for deploying the rest of the army.{{sfn|Sumption|2015|p=454}} The rearguard, leaderless, would serve as a "dumping ground" for the surplus troops.{{sfn|Barker|2015|pp=281–282}}