battle of Crecy Painting of Graham Turner. The Battle of Crécy (1346), also called Battle of Cressy, was an important English victory during the Edwardian phase of the Hundred Years' War. Coupled with the later battles of Poitiers (also fought during the Edwardian phase) and Agincourt, it was the first of three major English successes during the conflict. The battle was fought on 26 August 1346 near Crécy, in northern France.