From Hastings to Culloden: (battlefields in Britain)Roundwood Press, 1979 - 292 Seiten |
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... cavalry at what he considered to be the right time . But King Harold's generalship had not been inferior . He had formed up his men on carefully selected ground , and inspired them to heroic resistance . Lacking cavalry and bow- men his ...
... cavalry at what he considered to be the right time . But King Harold's generalship had not been inferior . He had formed up his men on carefully selected ground , and inspired them to heroic resistance . Lacking cavalry and bow- men his ...
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... cavalry and foot soldiers uncomfortably together , and the grey light of dawn revealed a scene of confusion . Meanwhile Bruce had swung his four divisions round to face the English . But now the division of Douglas and Walter the ...
... cavalry and foot soldiers uncomfortably together , and the grey light of dawn revealed a scene of confusion . Meanwhile Bruce had swung his four divisions round to face the English . But now the division of Douglas and Walter the ...
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... Cavalry is an arm designed for shock action . The great cavalry commanders of history have taught their men to charge home at the gallop , sword in hand , without using their firearms - at least until the enemy was broken . When the ...
... Cavalry is an arm designed for shock action . The great cavalry commanders of history have taught their men to charge home at the gallop , sword in hand , without using their firearms - at least until the enemy was broken . When the ...
Inhalt
The Strategic Geography of Britain | 1 |
The Battle of Hastings 14 October 1066 | 22 |
The Battle of Lewes 14 May 1264 | 46 |
Urheberrecht | |
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advance Albans archers armour arms artillery attack August Barrel's battle Battle of Newbury Battle of Sedgemoor battlefield body Branxton bridge brigade Bussex campaign cannon Captain Castle cavalry centre charge Colonel commanded Cromwell Cromwell's Culloden Cumberland's Donnington Castle Doon Hill dragoons Duke Dunbar Earl Simon Edgehill enemy England English Essex Evesham Fairfax fell field fight fire flank foot force fought front line Gloucester ground guns Harold Henry Tudor Highland Army Hill horse killed King Charles King's Lambert Lancastrian Leslie Lifeguard London Lord George Murray Lostwithiel Lt.-General Marston Moor miles Monmouth musketeers Naseby Newbury night Norman officers Parliamentarian position Prince Edward rear rebels regiment Richard right wing road rode Roundhead Royal Royalist Royalist army Rupert Scots Scottish Sedgemoor sent September Severn shot siege Sir John Sir William Skippon soldiers Somerset Speen squadrons stood Surrey sword Tewkesbury thegns town trained bands troops Warwick Worcester wounded Yorkist