Explanation: At the Battle of Crecy, the English used their then-new adoption of the longbow, as used by yeomen (middle-class farmers who had time enough to practice the longbow) as a vital component in the defeat of a larger French force.

In the sci-fi franchise Battletech, one of the giant war mech designs that are foundational to the series is called the Yeoman.

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Yeoman, what’s up?

We never fight the French just for the fun of it anymore (unless you count footy, but that’s no fun because they usually win).