In fact <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bowyers.com&#x2F;bowyery_longbowOrigins.php" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.bowyers.com&#x2F;bowyery_longbowOrigins.php</a> says the contrary to what you are claiming, and in their account of the Cercy battle they clearly mention how the longbow outranged, and out-powered the crossbow (look for paragraph &quot;Crecy 1346: the Longbow&#x27;s Finest Day&quot;).<p>Excerpt 1: &quot;The crossbowmen had a lethal range of up to about 80 yards, and took up an initial position 100 yards from the English, in line across the field. Unfortunately for them they quickly found out that the longbow now had a lethal range of well over 100 yards. &quot;<p>Excerpt 2: &quot;They were shocked to find that the longbows could now penetrate French armour, and could also down the horses.&quot;