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Tag Archives: cavalry
Ireland’s Wars: Kinsale
A note on dates: The English actually kept a slightly different calendar to the Spanish and Catholic Irish, for largely religious reasons. As such, I beg a little leeway if some dates seem a bit off kilter. The Battle of … Continue reading
NFB’s Decisive Battles Of The World: Crecy
Going way back from my previous entry, but the same combatants. Name: The Battle of Crecy, sometimes called the Battle of Cressy The War: The early phase of the Hundred Years War When: 26 August 1346 Where: Near the village … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged black death, black prince, cannon, cavalry, charge, chivalry, crecy, crossbow, decisive battles, edward iii, england, failure, france, history, hundred years war, john of bohemia, knights, longbow, longbowmen, mounted, philip vi, poiteirs, war
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NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World: Adrianople
Back to the ancient world today and the beginning of the end for possibly the most well-known state in history. Name: The Battle of Adrianople, sometimes called the Battle of Hadrianopolis The War: The Gothic War When: 9 August 378 Where: … Continue reading
Posted in History, NFBs Decisive Battles Of The World, War
Tagged adrianople, bury, cavalry, decisive battles, eastern roman empire, edirne, fall of rome, flank, fritigern, goths, gratian, hadrianopolis, numbers, thrace, valens, wagon circle, western roman empite
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It Is Not War #7: Robin Hood
Yes, we’ve had a bit of a hiatus, but that’s done now. NFB is happy to continue this series, and we’ve got a humdinger today. Ridley Scott is all about the historical epic, to the extent that he basically tried to make one about … Continue reading
Posted in History, It Is Not War, War
Tagged 13th century, archers, beach, cavalry, charge, cliff, godfrey, higgins boats, history, inaccuarte, it is not war, king, king john, landing, marian, ridley scott, robin hood, russell crowe, war
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It Is Not War #4: Helm’s Deep, Part Two
Part One, for those who aren’t caught up. And we’re back with Aragorn seeing red. This assault can’t work. The defenders don’t have the numbers to push the Uruks back at this stage. The escape route that leads to the … Continue reading
Posted in It Is Not War, War
Tagged aragorn, battle, cavalry, gandalf, gimli, haldir, helms deep, hollywood, hornburg, inaccurate, isengard, it is not war, lord of the rings, rohan, saruman, siege, the two towers, theoden, uruks, war
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