This is a companion to my other post. Each battle listed here is a description of swords and sidearms being used en masse, detailed in a manner that I find sufficient (which I confess, is a little arbitrarily); while most accounts of battle describe the sword being used, few describe why or when the sword was being used in the engagement.
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- "They all hold swords, being expert in war" - The Sword in Combat
- The Sword in Combat - Battles and Summaries
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- The Axe of the 14th Century Man at Arms
- (WIP) Shortened Lances
- Omdurman and the Knightly Charge
- The Role of the Two Handed Sword in War
- (WIP) High Medieval Infantry Tactics
- (WIP) "Ung bon coustilleur" - The Arming and Role of the Coustillier
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"They all hold swords, being expert in war" - The Sword in Combat
It is a common belief that swords were useless in war, or hardly used at all (or only used when the situation was not ideal). And these are ...
Saturday, May 24, 2025
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