On quick read: The French had crossbowmen on one side and the English longbowmen on the other. The French? men-at-arms were crossing the river to take out the longbowmen, and they were met by English melee fighters. Sounds like it’s worth a more in-depth read, the whole Hundred Years War is pretty interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blanchetaque
On quick read: The French had crossbowmen on one side and the English longbowmen on the other. The French? men-at-arms were crossing the river to take out the longbowmen, and they were met by English melee fighters. Sounds like it’s worth a more in-depth read, the whole Hundred Years War is pretty interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blanchetaque