In Hen5, after the great battle in act 4, Hal receives word of the number of dead on both sides. What was the reported number of English dead (more or less) compared to the French (approximately) ?

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In Hen5, after the great battle in act 4, Hal receives word of the number of dead on both sides. What was the reported number of English dead (more or less) compared to the French (approximately) ?

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Number of English dead were less (about few hundreds) compared to the French who were approximately 7000 dead.

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Henry V was the first king of England since the Norman invasion to use English as his primary language. His predecessors had all preferred French. Henry's army defeated a much larger French force at Agincourt. Henry's army of about 6,000 battled up to 30,000 French soldiers, who were forced by the terrain to advance in narrow formations that made them easy targets for Henry's archers. Henry V violated the rule of war by ordering their immediate execution, the French lost as many as 7,000, while the English dead numbered at most a few hundred.