AGIMERE, a country in the East Indies, bounded by giia on the cast, by Delhi oil the north, by Guzerat on the south, and on the west by the great sandy desert of Agim•r•, stretching along the eastern banks of the dus for nearly 5000 British miles, with a breadth varying from 60 to I :7,0 miles. It contains the districts of A gimere Proper, nampour, loodpour, Rantampur, Ioinagur, Nagore, and Bickaneer. Agin-)ere, the capital of titi., country, is situated in a delightful valley, stir rotim:cd by mountain';. It is six miles in circumference, and guarded by walls, towers. and a strong fortress. E. Lung. 75° .20'. N. Lat. 24'. (w) AliiNCOURT, a snail village ill tat French Nether lands, situated in the cGumy 01 St Pm, celebrated Ion victory obtained over the French in I 115, by I lenry V. of lit t.ry, io suyport of his claims on Fiance, had landed at Harlleur, wan a force consisting of 600o men-at-arms, and 24,000 foot ; and alter reducing chat place, which etas .L11 great valour, he found nis army so much wasted by the fatigues of 6,e siege, aild the unu sual ht at of the climate, that he was obliged to think of re tut ning to England. I laving dismissc.d his transports, he had no alternative but to march by land to Calais, through difficulties appal ently insurmountable. An ar my of 100,000 men was ready to oppose his progress ; a force which, if properly conducted, might have com pletely destroyed the small, though valiant, band of En glish, now scarcely amounting to 10,000 men. It is said that Henry, aware of his danger, offered to resign his conquest of Harlleur, for permission to conduct his army unmolested to Calais ; but his proposal was haughtily rejected by the French leaders, who were already confi dent of victory. He therefore continued to advance, by slow and easy marches ; encouraging his troops by his cheerful and engaging manner, and patiently submitting to all the toils and privations of the meanest soldier. He wished to pass the Somme at the ford of Blanquetague, where Edward, in a similar situation, had escaped from Philip de Valois ; but finding that pass rendered im practicable by sharp stakes, and defended by a strong Ibrce on the opposite side, he marched higher up the river, till he came to a ford near St Quintin, which was not sufficiently guarded, and led over his army in safety.
When he arrived at the village of Agincourt, on the evening of the 24th of October, lie observed the whole French army posted in such a manner, that he could not proceed without giving them battle. As the moon shone clear, he carefully reconnoitred the ground ; and having discovered a narrow plain, flanked by two woods, he resolved to expect there the attack of the enemy. The evening preceding the engagement was spent by the two armies in a very different manner. By the French, who exulted in their numbers, and were con fident of victory, it was spent in noise and revelry, or in forming schemes for the division of the plunder ; while the English, after retiring to their tents, employed the remainder of the night in devotion, commending them selves to 'he protection of the God of battles. At break of day, the two armies prepared for the engagement. Their situation naturally reminded the English of the battles of Cressy and Poictiers, and inspired them with the hope of equal success ; while Henry, riding along the lines with a cheerful countenance, animated them by the prom's:: of rewards and honours, and exhorted them to emulate the valour of their ancestors. He arranged his troops in a manner admirably calculated to make up for his defect of numbers. His first line consisted of archers, four in file ; each of whom, besides his bows and arrows, was provided with a sword, a battleax, and a stake pointed with iron at both ends, which he fixed before him in the ground, to protect him from the caval ry. Four hundred pikemen were concealed in a wood on the left of the field of battle ; and 200 archers lay in ambush in a small meadow on the right. The command of the first line was given to the duke of York, with the lords Beaumont, Willoughby, and l'anhope. Henry placed himself at the head or the second, attended by Ins youngest brother, the duke or Gloucester. The third was oinducted by the duke of Exeter, the king's uncle.